glucose-6-phosphate isomerase

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glucose-6-phosphate isomerase (plural glucose-6-phosphate isomerases)

  1. (biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes intercellular the interconversion of glucose 6-phosphate (G6P) and fructose 6-phosphate (F6P) and functions extracellular as a neurotrophic factor and lymphokine.

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