Triose phosphate isomerase
What it does, reaction by reaction
Fructose Metabolism (Fructolysis) Carbohydrate Metabolism · Cytosol
Dihydroxyacetone phosphate ↔ glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate
Converts Dihydroxyacetone phosphate into Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate
› Notes
Triose phosphate isomerase reversibly interconverts the products of fructolysis as needed for downstream glycolysis or gluconeogenesis. No additional ATP or redox cofactor is used.
Gluconeogenesis Carbohydrate Metabolism · Cytosol + mitochondrion + ER
Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate ↔ dihydroxyacetone phosphate
Converts Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate into Dihydroxyacetone phosphate
› Notes
Triose phosphate isomerase reversibly interconverts the trioses. One glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate remains unchanged, while the other is isomerized for condensation.
Glycolysis Carbohydrate Metabolism · Cytosol
Dihydroxyacetone phosphate → glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate
Converts Dihydroxyacetone phosphate into Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate
› Notes
Triose phosphate isomerase reversibly interconverts the two trioses through an enediol intermediate. Only glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate continues directly through the payoff reactions, so one glucose yields two glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate molecules from this point onward.
Anaerobic Glycolysis / Lactic Acid Fermentation Energy Metabolism & Cellular Respiration · Cytosol
Dihydroxyacetone phosphate ⇌ glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate
Converts Dihydroxyacetone phosphate into Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate
› Notes
Required cofactor: none. This reversible step ensures that both three-carbon products proceed as glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate; from this point, steps 6–10 occur twice per glucose.
Showing all 4 reactions.
What accelerates and inhibits it
Regulation is pathway-specific, so each context is listed separately
No regulation recorded for this enzyme in the source documents.
Recent literature
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Systematic evaluation of the DNA repair machinery facilitated the development of efficient genome editing tools for the red yeast <i>Rhodotorula toruloides</i>.
Chen Q, Lyu L, Wang S, Zhao ZK. · 2026-08-06
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Investigation of geographical differences among Giardia duodenalis assemblage B populations using diverse haplotypes identified by cloning of PCR amplicons.
Mizuno T, Asih PBS, Lacante SA, Hendarto J, Matsumura T, Bi X, Matey EJ, Syafruddin D, Songok EM, Ichimura H,… · 2026-08-22
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Clostridioides difficile in West Africa: a systematic review of the limited evidence and key knowledge gaps.
Usuanlele MT, Kabali C, Mbuagbaw L, Loeb M, Mertz D. · 2026-08-18
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TWIST2-dependent transcriptional activation of TPI1 mediates TGF-β1-driven fibroblast activation in pulmonary fibrosis.
Chen J, Li Y, Fu K, Qiu H, Cui Y, Chen Z, Yang J, Shao C, Zeng W, Zhou X, Xing Y, Lv X, Tong X, Zhao J, Li C. · 2026-08-22
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Gut protist diversity in Eurasian beavers (<i>Castor fiber</i>) revealed by metabarcoding.
Kandaurova E, Novák J, Náhlovský J, Perglerová A, Jewell JB, Vorel A, Munclinger P, Tůmová P, Hampl V. · 2026-08-03
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A HEK293T-derived explainable CatBoost signature for estimating HCoV-OC43 viral burden from host transcriptomes.
Jeon H, Lee C. · 2026-08-10
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Stress-induced remodeling of membrane-bound organelles in budding yeast.
Sheng P, Sun M, Wang X, Bai L, Cao H, Li D. · 2026-07-28
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Qdr3 Coordinates cellular homeostasis, mitochondrial remodeling, and virulence in <i>Candidozyma auris</i> (<i>Candida auris</i>).
Munhoz da Rocha IF, Ennis CL, Romagnoli BA, Schemiko K, Rossi SA, da Costa AT, de Oliveira HC, Nobile CJ, Alv… · 2026-07-15
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Thraustochytrid PUFA synthase ER domains form a stable heterodimer.
Lofeudo N, Moncalian G. · 2026-06-10
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Detection of zoonotic protozoa in raccoons (<i>Procyon lotor</i>) from aquaculture zones in Saxony (Germany): One health perspective.
Lindhorst ZTL, Unterköfler MS, Solarczyk P, Striese M, Jeschke D, Striese E, Ansorge H, Fuehrer HP, Heddergot… · 2026-06-13
open access unreviewed
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