See Also: Microtubule organising centre(medicine)
Dihydroxyacetone phosphate(medicine)
acyl dihydroxyacetone phosphate oxidoreductase(medicine)
alkyl dihydroxyacetone phosphate oxidoreductase(medicine)
organising centre(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
Dihydroxyacetone(health)
Dihydroxyacetone(medicine)
Microtubule(medicine)
microtubule(encyclopedia)

Microtubule organising centre (medicine) and Dihydroxyacetone phosphate (medicine)


Microtubule organising centre (medicine)


microtubule organising centre
<cell biology> Rather amorphous region of cytoplasm from which microtubules radiate. The pattern and number of microtubules is determined by the microtubule organising centre.

The pericentriolar region is the major microtubule organising centre in animal cells, the basal body of a cilium is another example. Activity of microtubule organising centres can be regulated, but the mechanism is unclear.

Acronym: MTOC


Dihydroxyacetone phosphate (medicine)


dihydroxyacetone phosphate


This is an intermediate molecule involved in the fourth step of glycolysis. Dihydroxyacetonephosphate is created from fructose 1,6-bisphosphate. In step 5, it is converted into its positional isomer, glyceraldehyde3-phosphate, with the aid of triose-phosphate isomerase.