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/hek'seuh kuy"nays, -nayz/, n. Biochem.an enzyme that catalyzes the phosphorylation of hexose sugars.[1925-30; HEXO(SE) + KINASE]
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hexokinase — noun Etymology: hexose + kinase Date: 1930 any of a group of enzymes that accelerate the phosphorylation of hexoses (as in the formation of glucose 6 phosphate from glucose and ATP) in carbohydrate metabolism … New Collegiate Dictionary
hexokinase — Enzyme that catalyses the transfer of phosphate from ATP to glucose to form glucose 6 phosphate, the first reaction in the metabolism of glucose via the glycolytic pathway … Dictionary of molecular biology
hexokinase — noun Any enzyme that catalyses the phosphorylation of a hexose … Wiktionary
hexokinase — A phosphotransferase present in yeast, muscle, brain, and other tissues that catalyzes the ATP dependent phosphorylation of d glucose and other hexoses to form d glucose 6 phosphate (or other hexose 6 phosphates); the first step in glycolysis; a … Medical dictionary
