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phosphorylase
[ fos-fer-uh-leys, -leyz, fos-fawr-uh-, -for- ]
noun
, Biochemistry.
- 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
/ -ˌleɪz; fɒsˈfɒrɪˌleɪs /
noun
- 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
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Word History and Origins
Origin of phosphorylase1
C20: from phosphorus + -yl + -ase
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Example Sentences
They focused on phosphorylase, an enzyme that exists in active and inactive forms, but at the time it was not known how or why those forms were different.
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