phosphogluconolactonase

noun

Any enzyme that catalyzes the isomerization of phosphogluconolactone to phosphogluconate

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Meanings

nounphosphogluconolactonase (plural phosphogluconolactonases)

plural phosphogluconolactonases

  1. biochemistryAny enzyme that catalyzes the isomerization of phosphogluconolactone to phosphogluconate

Origin

From phosphogluconolactone + -ase.

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APA

phosphogluconolactonase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphogluconolactonase

MLA

“phosphogluconolactonase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphogluconolactonase. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phosphogluconolactonase,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphogluconolactonase.

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