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phosphorylase

[ fos-fer-uh-leys, -leyz, fos-fawr-uh-, -for- ]

noun

, Biochemistry.
  1. any enzyme, occurring widely in animal and plant tissue, that in the presence of an inorganic phosphate catalyzes the conversion of glycogen into sugar phosphate.

phosphorylase

/ fɒsˈfɒrɪˌleɪs; -ˌleɪz /

noun

  1. any of a group of enzymes that catalyse the hydrolysis of glycogen to glucose-1-phosphate

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Word History and Origins

Origin of phosphorylase1

First recorded in 1935–40; phosphor- + -yl + -ase

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Word History and Origins

Origin of phosphorylase1

C20: from phosphorus + -yl + -ase

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phosphorus trichloridephosphorylate

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