Hexokinase
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noun.
an enzyme catalyzing the transfer of a phosphate residue from ATP to a hexose, as in the formation of glucose-6-phosphate from glucose.
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noun.
Any
enzyme
that catalyses the
phosphorylation
of a
hexose
Word Usage
"In the search for answers to these questions, suspicion fell most strongly on a reaction catalyzed by an enzyme called hexokinase (hek'soh-ky'nays)."
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