Term Name: transketolase activity
Synonyms: fructose 6-phosphate:D-glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate glycolaldehydetransferase activity, glycoaldehyde transferase activity, glycolaldehydetransferase activity, sedoheptulose-7-phosphate:D-glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate glycolaldehydetransferase activity
Definition: Catalysis of the reversible transfer of a 2-carbon ketol group (CH2OH-CO-) from a ketose phosphate donor to an aldose phosphate acceptor.
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0004802]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: transketolase or transaldolase activity
inverse has_part: pentose-phosphate shunt, non-oxidative branch