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The following 9 entries include the term 6.
fructose-1,6-diphosphate
noun: a diphosphate ester of fructose C6H14O12P2 reversibly formed from fructose-6-phosphate as an intermediate in carbohydrate metabolism
fructose-6-phosphate
noun: a phosphate of fructose C6H13O9P that is formed as an intermediate in carbohydrate metabolism and can be reversibly converted to glucose-6-phosphate
glucose-6-phosphate
noun: an ester C6H13O9P that is formed from glucose and ATP in the presence of a glucokinase and that is an essential early stage in glucose metabolism
glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase
noun: an enzyme found especially in red blood cells that dehydrogenates glucose-6-phosphate in a glucose degradation pathway alternative to the Krebs cycle
glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency
noun: a hereditary metabolic disorder affecting red blood cells that is controlled by a variable gene on the X chromosome, that is characterized by a deficiency of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase conferring marked susceptibility to hemolytic anemia which may be chronic, episodic, or induced by certain foods (as broad beans) or drugs (as primaquine), and that occurs especially in individuals of Mediterranean or African descent
HHV-6
noun: a human herpesvirus (species Human herpesvirus 6 of the genus Roseolovirus) that causes roseola infantum
6-hydroxydopamine
noun: an isomer of norepinephrine that is taken up by catecholaminergic nerve fibers, causes the degeneration of their terminals, and has been used experimentally to study the behavioral and physiological effects of destroying selected groups of neurons in the central nervous systems of experimental animals
interleukin-6
noun: an interleukin that is produced by various cells (as macrophages, fibroblasts, T cells, and tumor cells) and that acts as a pyrogen, induces maturation of B cells and growth of myeloma cells, activates and induces proliferation of T cells, and stimulates synthesis of plasma proteins (as fibrinogen) —abbreviation IL-6
omega-6
adjective: being or composed of polyunsaturated fats that have the first double bond in the hydrocarbon chain occurring between the sixth and seventh carbon atoms from the end of the molecule most distant from the carboxylic acid group and that are found especially in vegetable oils, nuts, beans, seeds, and grains compare omega-3
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