phosphopentomutase

English

Noun

phosphopentomutase (plural phosphopentomutases)

1. (biochemistry) An isomerase enzyme, alpha-D-ribose 1,5-phosphomutase, involved in pentose phosphate pathway and purine metabolism.

Synonyms

• deoxyribomutase
• deoxyribose phosphomutase
• phosphodeoxyribomutase
• phosphoribomutase
• phosphotransferase