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Glucose Transporter Type 5 MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Glucose Transporter Type 5
Tree Number(s)
D12.776.157.530.500.500.968
D12.776.157.530.937.563.968
D12.776.543.585.500.500.968
D12.776.543.585.937.625.968
Unique ID
D051296
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D051296
Scope Note
A hexose transporter that mediates FRUCTOSE transport in SKELETAL MUSCLE and ADIPOCYTES and is responsible for luminal uptake of dietary fructose in the SMALL INTESTINE.
Entry Term(s)
D-Fructose Transporter
GLUT-5 Protein
GLUT5 Protein
SLC2A5 Protein
Registry Numbers
0
Public MeSH Note
2006; GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER TYPE 5 was indexed under MONOSACCHARIDE TRANSPORT PROTEINS 1992-2005
History Note
2006(1992)
Date Introduced
2006/01/01
Last Updated
2015/11/23
Glucose Transporter Type 5 Preferred
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