[′glü‚kōs ¦siks ′fäs·fə‚tās] (biochemistry) An enzyme found in liver which catalyzes the hydrolysis of glucose-6-phosphate to free glucose and inorganic phosphate.
glucose-6-phosphatase
glu·cose-6-phos·pha·tase
(glū'kōs fos'fă-tās), A liver enzyme catalyzing the hydrolysis of d-glucose 6-phosphate to d-glucose and orthophosphate; this enzyme is deficient in glycogen storage disease Ia.