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glucokinase

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glu⋅co⋅ki⋅nase

[gloo-koh-kahy-neys, -neyz]
–noun Biochemistry.
an enzyme, found in all living systems, that serves to catalyze the phosphorylation of gluconic acid.

Origin:
gluc(onic acid) + -o- + kinase
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Main Entry: glu·co·ki·nase
Pronunciation: -'kI-"nAs, -"nAz
Function: noun
: a hexokinase found especially in the liver that catalyzesthe phosphorylation of glucose in metabolic processes
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glucokinase glu·co·ki·nase (gl&oomacr;'kō-kī'nās', -nāz', kĭn'ās', -āz')
n.
A liver enzyme that uses ATP to catalyze the phosphorylation of glucose to glucose-6-phosphate during glycogenesis.

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