glucokinase

[gloo-koh-kahy-neys, -neyz]

noun Biochemistry.

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

Origin of glucokinase

gluc(onic acid) + -o- + kinase

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glucokinase in Medicine

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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