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phosphoglucoisomerase

phosphoglucoisomerase noun: an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of glucose-6-phosphate into fructose 6-phosphate in the second step of glycolysis.

Noun

phosphoglucoisomerase (countable and uncountable, plural phosphoglucoisomerases)

  1. An enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of glucose-6-phosphate into fructose 6-phosphate in the second step of glycolysis.

Forms of phosphoglucoisomerase

pluralphosphoglucoisomerases

Origin of phosphoglucoisomerase

From phospho- + gluco- + isomerase.

Questions about phosphoglucoisomerase

What does phosphoglucoisomerase mean?
Phosphoglucoisomerase means an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of glucose-6-phosphate into fructose 6-phosphate in the second step of glycolysis.
What part of speech is phosphoglucoisomerase?
Phosphoglucoisomerase is a noun.
What is the plural of phosphoglucoisomerase?
The plural of phosphoglucoisomerase is phosphoglucoisomerases.

Words near phosphoglucoisomerase in the dictionary

  1. phosphogenesis
  2. phosphogenetic
  3. phosphoglucan
  4. phosphoglucans
  5. phosphoglucerate
  6. phosphoglucoisomerase
  7. phosphoglucoisomerases
  8. phosphoglucokinase
  9. phosphoglucokinases
  10. phosphoglucomutase
  11. phosphoglucomutases

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