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phosphoglucoseisomerase

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

Noun

phosphoglucoseisomerase (plural phosphoglucoseisomerases)

  1. Glucose-6-phosphate isomerase, an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of glucose-6-phosphate into fructose 6-phosphate in the second step of glycolysis.

Forms of phosphoglucoseisomerase

pluralphosphoglucoseisomerases
alternative formphosphoglucose isomerase

Origin of phosphoglucoseisomerase

From phospho- + glucose + isomerase.

Questions about phosphoglucoseisomerase

What does phosphoglucoseisomerase mean?
Phosphoglucoseisomerase means glucose-6-phosphate isomerase, 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 phosphoglucoseisomerase?
Phosphoglucoseisomerase is a noun.
What is the plural of phosphoglucoseisomerase?
The plural of phosphoglucoseisomerase is phosphoglucoseisomerases.

Words near phosphoglucoseisomerase in the dictionary

  1. phosphoglucosamine mutases
  2. phosphoglucosamines
  3. phosphoglucose
  4. phosphoglucose isomerase
  5. phosphoglucose isomerases
  6. phosphoglucoseisomerase
  7. phosphoglucoseisomerases
  8. phosphoglucoside
  9. phosphoglucosides
  10. phosphoglycan
  11. phosphoglycans

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