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phosphohexoisomerase

noun phos·pho·hexo·isom·er·ase
\-ˌhek-sō-ī-ˈsäm-ə-ˌrās, -ˌrāz\

Medical Definition of PHOSPHOHEXOISOMERASE

:  an enzyme that catalyzes the reversible isomerization of glucose-6-phosphate to fructose-6-phosphate—called also glucosephosphate isomerase, phosphohexose isomerase

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