"Transketolase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An enzyme of the transferase class that catalyzes the conversion of sedoheptulose 7-phosphate and D-glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate to D-ribose 5-phosphate and D-xylulose 5-phosphate in the PENTOSE PHOSPHATE PATHWAY. (Dorland, 27th ed) EC 2.2.1.1.
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D014174
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.913.200.825
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| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Transketolase" by people in Profiles.
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Taylor AJ, Talwar D, Lee SJ, Cox L, Mayxay M, Newton PN. Comparison of Thiamin Diphosphate High-Performance Liquid Chromatography and Erythrocyte Transketolase Assays for Evaluating Thiamin Status in Malaria Patients without Beriberi. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2020 12; 103(6):2600-2604.
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Ricciardelli C, Lokman NA, Cheruvu S, Tan IA, Ween MP, Pyragius CE, Ruszkiewicz A, Hoffmann P, Oehler MK. Transketolase is upregulated in metastatic peritoneal implants and promotes ovarian cancer cell proliferation. Clin Exp Metastasis. 2015 Jun; 32(5):441-55.