Biology:Fructose-bisphosphatase 2

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Short description: Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens


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Fructose-bisphosphatase 2 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the FBP2 gene.[1]

Function

This gene encodes a gluconeogenesis regulatory enzyme which catalyzes the hydrolysis of fructose 2,6-bisphosphate to fructose 6-phosphate and inorganic phosphate.[2]

References

  1. "Entrez Gene: Fructose-bisphosphatase 2". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/8789. 
  2. first aid for the USMLE Step 1 (Thirtieth ed.). USA: Mc GrawHill. January 2020. p. 76. ISBN 9781260462043. 

Further reading

This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.