| fructose-6-phosphate phosphoketolase | |
| Ec Number: | 4.1.2.22 |
| Cas Number: | 37290-57-6 |
| Go Code: | 0047905 |
The enzyme fructose-6-phosphate phosphoketolase catalyzes the chemical reaction
D-fructose 6-phosphate + phosphate
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This enzyme belongs to the family of lyases, specifically the aldehyde-lyases, which cleave carbon-carbon bonds. The systematic name of this enzyme class is D-fructose-6-phosphate D-erythrose-4-phosphate-lyase (adding phosphate; acetyl-phosphate-forming). Other names in common use include D-fructose-6-phosphate D-erythrose-4-phosphate-lyase, and (phosphate-acetylating). This enzyme participates in pentose phosphate pathway.