phosphoglucoseisomerase

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Etymology

From phospho- +‎ glucose +‎ isomerase.

Noun

phosphoglucoseisomerase (plural phosphoglucoseisomerases)

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