phosphoglucomutase
noun
phos·pho·glu·co·mu·tase
ˌfäs-(ˌ)fō-ˌglü-kō-ˈmyü-ˌtās 
-ˌtāz
: an enzyme found in all plant and animal cells that catalyzes the reversible isomerization of glucose-1-phosphate to glucose-6-phosphate
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One of these enzymes, phosphoglucomutase 1 (PGM1), was activated through phosphorylation—the addition of phosphate chemical groups—in cavefish but not in surface fish.
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phosphoglucomutase
noun
phos·pho·glu·co·mu·tase
-ˌglü-kō-ˈmyü-ˌtās, -ˌtāz
: an enzyme of both plants and animals that catalyzes the reversible isomerization of glucose-1-phosphate to glucose-6-phosphate
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