phosphoglucomutase

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What does phosphoglucomutase mean?

Any enzyme that catalyzes the interconversion of isomers of glucose phosphates

Where does phosphoglucomutase come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek -φόρος (-phóros) Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros)bor. Latin phōsphorusbor. English phosphorus English phospho- Ancient Greek γλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s)der. New Latinder. English gluco- English mutase English phosphoglucomutase From phospho- + gluco- + mutase.

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