hexokinase

[hek-suh-kahy-neys, -neyz]

hex·o·ki·nase

[hek-suh-kahy-neys, -neyz]
noun Biochemistry.
an enzyme that catalyzes the phosphorylation of hexose sugars.

Origin:
1925–30; hexo(se) + kinase
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Hexokinase is always a great word to know.
So is berkelium. Does it mean:
Symbol: Co; atomic weight: 58.9332; atomic number: 27
Symbol: Bk; atomic weight: 247; atomic number: 97
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hexokinase hex·o·ki·nase (hěk'sə-kī'nās', -nāz', -kĭn'ās', -āz')
n.
A transferase enzyme present in yeast, muscle, and other tissues, that acts during carbohydrate metabolism to catalyze the transfer of phosphate from ATP to glucose and other hexoses.

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