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transketolase

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transketolase [¦tranz′kēd·ə‚lās]
(biochemistry)
An enzyme that cleaves a substrate at the position of the carbonyl carbon and transports a two-carbon fragment to an acceptor compound to form a new compound.


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This study in Nature Medicine (published February 17, 2003 online edition) opens up the exciting possibility that easily absorbed lipid soluble thiamine effectively increases the activity of transketolase and thus may have additional therapeutic uses, including prevention and treatment of the side effects of diabetes.
 
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