Medical Dictionary

phosphogluconate

noun phos·pho·glu·co·nate \-ˈglü-kə-ˌnāt\

Medical Definition of PHOSPHOGLUCONATE

:  a compound formed by dehydrogenation of glucose-6-phosphate as the first step in a glucose degradation pathway alternative to the Krebs cycle
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