Medical Definition of Phosphopentose epimerase
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An enzyme that catalyses the reversible epimerization of a number of phosphorylated, five-carbon sugars; most notably ribulose 5-phosphate to xylulose 5-phosphate in the pentose phosphate pathway.
(05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Phosphopentose Epimerase
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