6-phosphogluconolactonase
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6-phosphogluconolactonase
EC 3.1.1.31; systematic name: 6-phospho-d-glucono-1,5-lactone lactonohydrolase; an enzyme of the pentose phosphate pathway that catalyses the hydrolysis of 6-phosphogluconolactone to 6-phosphogluconic acid.
| 6-aminopenicillanic acid, 6-aminohexanoic acid, 6-MP | |
| 7-aminocephalosporanic acid, 7-deaza-dGTP, 7-dehydrocholesterol reductase |
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6-phosphogluconolactonase
| 6-phosphogluconolactonase | |
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| Identifiers | |
| Symbol | PGLS |
| Entrez | 25796 |
| HUGO | 8903 |
| OMIM | 604951 |
| RefSeq | NM_012088 |
| UniProt | O95336 |
| Other data | |
| EC number | 3.1.1.31 |
| Locus | Chr. 19 p13.2 |
6-Phosphogluconolactonase is an enzyme in the pentose phosphate pathway. It converts 6-phosphogluconolactone to 6-phosphogluconate.
External links
- MeSH 6-phosphogluconolactonase
- Collard F, Collet J, Gerin I, Veiga-da-Cunha M, Van Schaftingen E (1999). "Identification of the cDNA encoding human 6-phosphogluconolactonase, the enzyme catalyzing the second step of the pentose phosphate pathway(1)". FEBS Lett 459 (2): 223–6. doi:10.1016/S0014-5793(99)01247-8. PMID 10518023.
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