Predicted to enable 6-phosphogluconolactonase activity and monosaccharide binding activity. Predicted to be involved in pentose-phosphate shunt, oxidative branch. Predicted to be located in cytoplasm. Predicted to be active in cytosol. Is expressed in cerebellum; hemolymphoid system; and thymus primordium. Orthologous to human PGLS (6-phosphogluconolactonase).