phosphoglyceromutase

noun

An enzyme involved in glycolysis that catalyzes the internal transfer of a phosphate group from C-3 to C-2, resulting in the conversion of 3-phosphoglycerate to 2-phosphoglycerate through a 2,3-bisphosphoglycerate intermediate.

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Meanings

nounphosphoglyceromutase (plural phosphoglyceromutases)

plural phosphoglyceromutases

  1. biochemistryAn enzyme involved in glycolysis that catalyzes the internal transfer of a phosphate group from C-3 to C-2, resulting in the conversion of 3-phosphoglycerate to 2-phosphoglycerate through a 2,3-bisphosphoglycerate intermediate.

Origin

From phosphoglycerate + mutase.

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phosphoglyceromutase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphoglyceromutase

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“phosphoglyceromutase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphoglyceromutase. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phosphoglyceromutase,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphoglyceromutase.

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