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Bisphosphoglycerate Mutase MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Bisphosphoglycerate Mutase
Tree Number(s)
D08.811.399.520.750.250
Unique ID
D001731
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001731
Scope Note
An enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of phosphate from C-3 of 1,3-diphosphoglycerate to C-2 of 3-phosphoglycerate, forming 2,3-diphosphoglycerate. EC 5.4.2.4.
Entry Term(s)
Bisphosphoglycerate Synthase
Bisphosphoglyceromutase
Diphosphoglycerate Mutase
Diphosphoglyceromutase
Registry Numbers
EC 5.4.2.4
CAS Type 1 Name
3-Phospho-D-glycerate 1,2-phosphomutase
Previous Indexing
Diphosphoglyceric Acids (1973-1974)
Phosphotransferases (1973-1974)
Public MeSH Note
93; was BISPHOSPHOGLYCEROMUTASE 1975-92 (see under PHOSPHOTRANSFERASES 1975-90)
Online Note
use BISPHOSPHOGLYCERATE MUTASE to search BISPHOSPHOGLYCEROMUTASE 1975-92
History Note
93; was BISPHOSPHOGLYCEROMUTASE 1975-92 (see under PHOSPHOTRANSFERASES)
Date Established
1991/01/01
Date of Entry
1974/11/19
Revision Date
2003/07/09
Bisphosphoglycerate Mutase Preferred
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