glucokinase

[ gloo-koh-kahy-neys, -neyz ]
/ ˌglu koʊˈkaɪ neɪs, -neɪz /

noun Biochemistry.

an enzyme, found in all living systems, that serves to catalyze the phosphorylation of gluconic acid.

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Origin of glucokinase

gluc(onic acid) + -o- + kinase

Words nearby glucokinase

glucocerebroside, glucochlorose, glucocorticoid, glucofuranose, glucogenesis, glucokinase, glucokinetic, glucolipid, gluconeogenesis, gluconic acid, glucophore
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Medical definitions for glucokinase

glucokinase
[ glōō′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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