[hek″sōs-fos´fāt] an ester of glucose with phosphoric acid that aids in the absorption of sugars and is important in carbohydrate metabolism.
hexosephosphate
(hĕks″ōs-fŏs′fāt) [Gr. hex, six, + phosphoros, phosphorus] A phosphoric acid ester of glucose; one of several esters formed in the muscles and other tissues in the metabolism of carbohydrates.