Etymology

phosphoglucomutase

Today it means: Any enzyme that catalyzes the interconversion of isomers of glucose phosphates Full definition →

English mutase ← Ancient Greek γλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s) ← Latin phōsphorus
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  4. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  5. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  6. Ancient Greekφωσφόρος (phōsphóros)
  7. Latinphōsphorus
  8. Englishphosphorus
  9. Englishphospho-
  10. Ancient Greekγλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s)
  11. Englishgluco-
  12. Englishmutase
  13. English todayphosphoglucomutase

From phospho- + gluco- + mutase.

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