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glucose-phosphate isomerase

Pronunciation: glū′kōs-fos′fāt ī-sō′mĕr-ās
An enzyme that catalyzes the interconversion of d-fructose 6-phosphate and d-glucose 6-phosphate; a part of glycolysis and gluconeogenesis; glucosephosphate isomerase deficiency is an inherited disorder resulting in liver glycogenesis and hemolytic anemia.

Synonym(s): hexosephosphate isomerase, phosphohexomutase, phosphohexose isomerase

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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