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glucose 6-phosphate

glucose 6-phosphate noun: a glucose sugar phosphorylated at the hydroxy group on carbon 6.

glucose 6-phosphate: a glucose sugar phosphorylated at the hydroxy group on carbon 6
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Noun

glucose 6-phosphate (uncountable)

  1. A glucose sugar phosphorylated at the hydroxy group on carbon 6.
    Synonyms:
    Robison ester

Synonyms of glucose 6-phosphate

  • Robison ester

Forms of glucose 6-phosphate

alternative initialismG6P
alternative formglucose-6-phosphate

Words formed from glucose 6-phosphate

Questions about glucose 6-phosphate

What does glucose 6-phosphate mean?
Glucose 6-phosphate means a glucose sugar phosphorylated at the hydroxy group on carbon 6.
What part of speech is glucose 6-phosphate?
Glucose 6-phosphate is a noun.

Words near glucose 6-phosphate in the dictionary

  1. glucosazones
  2. glucoscillaren
  3. glucoscilliphaeoside
  4. glucoscilliroside
  5. glucose
  6. glucose 6-phosphate
  7. glucose syrup
  8. glucose syrups
  9. glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency
  10. glucose-6-phosphate isomerase
  11. glucose-6-phosphate isomerases

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