Phosphopentose epimerase

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Phosphopentose epimerase is an enzyme which intraconverts ribulose 5-phosphate and xylulose 5-phosphate.

It plays a role in the Calvin cycle and the pentose phosphate pathway.

[edit] External links

• Diagram at nlm.nih.gov
• Diagram at stanford.edu

v • d • e Metabolism: carbohydrate metabolism - pentose phosphate pathway enzymes oxidative Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase - 6-phosphogluconolactonase - Phosphogluconate dehydrogenase nonoxidative Phosphopentose isomerase - Phosphopentose epimerase - Transketolase - Transaldolase see also disorders, intermediates