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galactokinase

galactokinase noun: an enzyme that facilitates the phosphorylation of α-D-galactose to galactose 1-phosphate at the expense of one molecule of ATP.

Noun

galactokinase (countable and uncountable, plural galactokinases)

  1. An enzyme that facilitates the phosphorylation of α-D-galactose to galactose 1-phosphate at the expense of one molecule of ATP.

Forms of galactokinase

pluralgalactokinases

Origin of galactokinase

From galacto- + kinase.

Questions about galactokinase

What does galactokinase mean?
Galactokinase means an enzyme that facilitates the phosphorylation of α-D-galactose to galactose 1-phosphate at the expense of one molecule of ATP.
What part of speech is galactokinase?
Galactokinase is a noun.
What is the plural of galactokinase?
The plural of galactokinase is galactokinases.

Words near galactokinase in the dictionary

  1. galactographies
  2. galactography
  3. galactohydrolase
  4. galactohydrolases
  5. galactoid
  6. galactokinase
  7. galactokinases
  8. galactolectin
  9. galactolectins
  10. galactolipase
  11. galactolipases

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