EC |
2.7.1.142 |
Accepted name: |
glycerol-3-phosphate—glucose phosphotransferase |
Reaction: |
sn-glycerol 3-phosphate + D-glucose = glycerol + D-glucose 6-phosphate |
Systematic name: |
sn-glycerol-3-phosphate:D-glucose 6-phosphotransferase |
Comments: |
Involved in the anaerobic metabolism of sugars in the bloodstream of trypanosomes. |
Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, CAS registry number: 125008-33-5 |
References: |
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Kiaira, J.K. and Njogu, R.M. Evidence for glycerol 3-phosphate:glucose transphosphorylase activity in bloodstream Trypanosoma brucei brucei. Int. J. Biochem. 21 (1989) 839–845. [PMID: 2555230] |
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[EC 2.7.1.142 created 1992] |
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