transketolase

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noun

An enzyme of both the pentose phosphate pathway in animals and the Calvin cycle of photosynthesis, which catalyzes two important reactions.

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Meanings

nountransketolase (countable and uncountable, plural transketolases)

plural transketolases

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryAn enzyme of both the pentose phosphate pathway in animals and the Calvin cycle of photosynthesis, which catalyzes two important reactions.

Origin

From trans- + keto- + -ase.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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