Definition of transketolase in English:
transketolase
nountrɑːnz-ns-tranzˈkiːtəleɪz-ˌāz
mass nounBiochemistry An enzyme which catalyses the transfer of an alcohol group between sugar molecules.
Example sentencesExamples
- We also observed an increase in the levels of transketolase, an enzyme that is involved in glucose metabolism, although not being a part of the glycolytic pathway.
- An opposite tendency was observed for genes of the second group, which were repressed in control embryos and included a transketolase, a fructokinase, and an aconitase hydratase.
- Thiamine deficiency has been documented in 38 percent of a sample of 37 anorexics using erythrocyte transketolase activation.
- While enzyme activities of the transketolase in red can be assayed, this is rarely necessary in view of clinical and MRI findings.
- We also observed that the allergic inflammation results in increases in transketolase, an enzyme that previously has been suggested to be upregulated by hypoxia.