Reaction: sorbitol 6-phosphate + H2O = sorbitol + phosphate
Other name(s): sorbitol-6-phosphate phosphatase
Systematic name: sorbitol-6-phosphate phosphohydrolase
Comments: Acts, very slowly, on hexose 6-phosphates.
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 80449-21-4
References:
1. Grant, C.R. and ap Rees, T. Sorbitol metabolism by apple seedlings. Phytochemistry 20 (1981) 1505-1511.