"Transketolase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An enzyme of the transferase class that catalyzes the conversion of sedoheptulose 7-phosphate and D-glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate to D-ribose 5-phosphate and D-xylulose 5-phosphate in the PENTOSE PHOSPHATE PATHWAY. (Dorland, 27th ed) EC 2.2.1.1.
| Descriptor ID |
D014174
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.913.200.825
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Diabetes mellitus, thiamine-dependent megaloblastic anemia, and sensorineural deafness associated with deficient alpha-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase activity. J Pediatr. 1985 Oct; 107(4):537-41.