glucose-6-phosphate
noun
: an ester C6H13O9P that is formed from glucose and ATP in the presence of a glucokinase and that is an essential early stage in glucose metabolism
Word History
Etymology
from the position at which the phosphate group is attached
First Known Use
1953, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
glucose-6-phosphate
noun
: an ester C6H13O9P that is formed from glucose and ATP in the presence of a glucokinase and that is an essential early stage in glucose metabolism
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