glucose-1-phosphate

noun

Definition 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

Origin and Etymology of glucose-1-phosphate

from the position at which the phosphate group is attached

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First Known Use: 1938

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glucose-1-phosphate

noun

medical Definition 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 — called also Cori ester