ribose 5-phosphate

noun

A biochemical that is important for the metabolic process called pentose phosphate pathway. It can form when ribulose 5-phosphate isomerizes.

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Meanings

nounribose 5-phosphate (plural ribose 5-phosphates)

plural ribose 5-phosphates

  1. A biochemical that is important for the metabolic process called pentose phosphate pathway. It can form when ribulose 5-phosphate isomerizes.
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