First Known Use: 1938
Dictionary
glucose–1–phosphate
noun
Definition of GLUCOSE-1-PHOSPHATE
: an ester C6H13O9P that reacts in the presence of a phosphorylase with aldoses and ketoses to yield disaccharides or with itself in liver and muscle to yield glycogen and phosphoric acid
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Origin of GLUCOSE-1-PHOSPHATE
from the position at which the phosphate group is attached
Medical Dictionary
glucose–1–phosphate
noun
Medical Definition of GLUCOSE–1–PHOSPHATE
: an ester C6H13O9P that reacts in the presence of a phosphorylase with aldoses and ketoses to yield disaccharides or with itself in liver and muscle to yield glycogen and phosphoric acid—called also Cori ester
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