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acetokinase

acetokinase noun: an enzyme that catalyzes the phosphorylation of acetate as part of glycolysis.

Noun

acetokinase (plural acetokinases)

  1. An enzyme that catalyzes the phosphorylation of acetate as part of glycolysis

Forms of acetokinase

pluralacetokinases

Origin of acetokinase

From aceto- + kinase.

Questions about acetokinase

What does acetokinase mean?
Acetokinase means an enzyme that catalyzes the phosphorylation of acetate as part of glycolysis.
What part of speech is acetokinase?
Acetokinase is a noun.
What is the plural of acetokinase?
The plural of acetokinase is acetokinases.

Words near acetokinase in the dictionary

  1. acetohydroxy acids
  2. acetohydroxyacid
  3. acetohydroxyacids
  4. acetoin
  5. acetoins
  6. acetokinase
  7. acetokinases
  8. acetol
  9. acetolactate
  10. acetolactates
  11. acetolactic

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