transketolase activity

Term ID

GO:0004802

Synonyms

• fructose 6-phosphate:D-glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate glycolaldehydetransferase activity
• glycoaldehyde transferase activity
• glycolaldehydetransferase activity
• sedoheptulose-7-phosphate:D-glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate glycolaldehydetransferase activity

Definition

Catalysis of the reversible transfer of a 2-carbon ketol group (CH2OH-CO-) from a ketose phosphate donor to an aldose phosphate acceptor.

References

• EC:2.2.1.1
• MetaCyc:1TRANSKETO-RXN
• RHEA:10508
• Reactome:R-HSA-163741
• Reactome:R-HSA-163751
• Reactome:R-HSA-71324
• Reactome:R-HSA-71335

Ontology

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