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TKT

TKT contributes to Transketolase.

Pentose phosphate pathwayHomo sapiens
REFERENCE IDENTIFIER7086NCBI Gene record
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TKT is a gene: a stretch of DNA that carries instructions used to make a functional RNA or protein.

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Record type: gene. TKT contributes to Transketolase.
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This gene contributes to TKTIts enzyme and pathway connections are listed below.

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Encodes an enzyme componentTransketolase
STRUCTURED REACTIONS

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First two-carbon transfer

Transketolase transfers a two-carbon unit to make glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate and sedoheptulose 7-phosphate.

Pentose phosphate pathway · reversible
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Second two-carbon transfer

A second transketolase reaction yields another fructose 6-phosphate and glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate.

Pentose phosphate pathway · reversible