glucokinase

Noun

Meaning

glucokinase (countable and uncountable, plural glucokinases)

English Wikipedia has an article on:glucokinaseWikipedia
A hexokinase isozyme that facilitates phosphorylation of glucose to glucose-6-phosphate, occurring in cells in the liver, pancreas, gut, and brain of humans and most other vertebrates.

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Examples

This negates the action of F6P on glucokinase, citation which ultimately favors the forward reaction. Source: Internet

In addition hexokinase and glucokinase act independently of the hormonal effects as controls at the entry points of glucose into the cells of different tissues. Source: Internet

The two enzymes have been identified as a specific glucokinase (ATP-D-glucose 6-phosphotransferase) and non-specific hexokinase (ATP-D-hexose 6-phosphotransferase). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

glucoiberin glucoincretin glucokamaloside glucolanadoxin glucolepidiin glucolipid