Transketolase

Definition:

EC Tree > 2 Transferases > 2.2 Transferring aldehyde or ketonic groups > 2.2.1 Transketolases and transaldolases > 2.2.1.1 transketolase
Transketolase is a thiamine diphosphate enzyme that transfers two-carbon glycoaldehyde units between sugar phosphates—e.g. sedoheptulose 7-P and G3P to ribose 5-P and xylulose 5-P, linking the pentose phosphate pathway with Calvin cycle and glycolysis.

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