Structure and alternative splicing of the ketohexokinase gene

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Ketohexokinase (fructokinase, KHK) catalyses the phosphorylation of fructose to fructose-l-phosphate. It thereby initiates the intracellular catabolism of a large proportion of dietary carbohydrate. Although found at high level in liver, renal cortex and small intestine, fructokinase activity has also been known for many years to be present at lower levels in most other tissues. We previously found that there...

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