An ester of glucose with phosphoric acid; made in the course of glucose metabolism by mammalian and other cells; a normal constituent of resting muscle, probably always existing in equilibrium with fructose 6-phosphate.
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an intermediate in carbohydrate metabolism. See also Embden-Meyerhof pathway and pentose phosphate pathway, under pathway. Called also Robison ester.Medical dictionary. 2011.