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glucose-6-phosphate isomerase

glucose-6-phosphate isomerase noun: an enzyme that catalyzes intercellular the interconversion of glucose 6-phosphate (G6P) and fructose 6-phosphate (F6P) and functions extracellular as a neurotrophic factor and lymphokine.

glucose-6-phosphate isomerase: an enzyme that catalyzes intercellular the interconversion of glucose 6-phosphate (G6P) and...
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Noun

glucose-6-phosphate isomerase (plural glucose-6-phosphate isomerases)

  1. An enzyme that catalyzes intercellular the interconversion of glucose 6-phosphate (G6P) and fructose 6-phosphate (F6P) and functions extracellular as a neurotrophic factor and lymphokine.

Forms of glucose-6-phosphate isomerase

pluralglucose-6-phosphate isomerases
alternative initialismGPI
alternative formphosphoglucose isomerase
alternative formphosphoglucoisomerase
alternative formphosphohexose isomerase

Questions about glucose-6-phosphate isomerase

What does glucose-6-phosphate isomerase mean?
Glucose-6-phosphate isomerase means an enzyme that catalyzes intercellular the interconversion of glucose 6-phosphate (G6P) and fructose 6-phosphate (F6P) and functions extracellular as a neurotrophic factor and lymphokine.
What part of speech is glucose-6-phosphate isomerase?
Glucose-6-phosphate isomerase is a noun.
What is the plural of glucose-6-phosphate isomerase?
The plural of glucose-6-phosphate isomerase is glucose-6-phosphate isomerases.

Words near glucose-6-phosphate isomerase in the dictionary

  1. glucose
  2. glucose 6-phosphate
  3. glucose syrup
  4. glucose syrups
  5. glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency
  6. glucose-6-phosphate isomerase
  7. glucose-6-phosphate isomerases
  8. glucose-fructose
  9. glucose-fructose syrup
  10. glucose-fructose syrups
  11. glucose/fructose

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