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glucose–6–phosphate dehydrogenase
noun
Definition of GLUCOSE-6-PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE
: an enzyme found especially in red blood cells that dehydrogenates glucose-6-phosphate in a glucose degradation pathway alternative to the Krebs cycle
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First Known Use of GLUCOSE-6-PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE
1954
Medical Dictionary
glucose–6–phosphate dehydrogenase
noun
Medical Definition of GLUCOSE–6–PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE
: an enzyme found especially in red blood cells that dehydrogenates glucose-6-phosphate in a glucose degradation pathway alternative to the Krebs cycle
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