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glucose-1-phosphate
nounDefinition of glucose-1-phosphate
: an ester C6H13O9P that reacts in the presence of a phosphorylase with aldoses and ketoses to yield disaccharides or with itself in liver and muscle to yield glycogen and phosphoric acid
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