Reaction: D-glucose 6-phosphate = D-fructose 6-phosphate
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Other name(s): phosphohexose isomerase; phosphohexomutase; oxoisomerase; hexosephosphate isomerase; phosphosaccharomutase; phosphoglucoisomerase; phosphohexoisomerase; phosphoglucose isomerase; glucose phosphate isomerase; hexose phosphate isomerase; D-glucose-6-phosphate ketol-isomerase
Systematic name: D-glucose-6-phosphate aldose-ketose-isomerase
Comments: Also catalyses the anomerization of D-glucose 6-phosphate.
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, GTD, KEGG, Metacyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 9001-41-6
References:
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