Medical Dictionary

triose phosphate

noun

Medical Definition of TRIOSE PHOSPHATE

:  a phosphoric ester or acylal of a triose; especially :  either of two monophosphates C3H7O6P or an equilibrium mixture of them formed as intermediates in carbohydrate metabolism

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