Medical Term:
transketolase
Pronunciation: trans-kē′tō-lās
Definition: A transferase bringing about the reversible interconversion of sedoheptulose 7-phosphate and d-glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate to produce d-ribose 5-phosphate and d-xylulose 5-phosphate, and also other similar reactions, such as hydroxypyruvate and an aldehyde into CO2 and an extended hydroxypyruvate; a part of the nonoxidative phase of the pentose phosphate pathway.
Synonym(s): glycolaldehydetransferase
See Also: transaldolase
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