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phosphoglucokinase

phosphoglucokinase noun: a transferase enzyme that participates in starch and sucrose metabolism.

Noun

phosphoglucokinase (plural phosphoglucokinases)

  1. A transferase enzyme that participates in starch and sucrose metabolism.

Forms of phosphoglucokinase

pluralphosphoglucokinases

Origin of phosphoglucokinase

From phospho- + gluco- + kinase.

Questions about phosphoglucokinase

What does phosphoglucokinase mean?
Phosphoglucokinase means a transferase enzyme that participates in starch and sucrose metabolism.
What part of speech is phosphoglucokinase?
Phosphoglucokinase is a noun.
What is the plural of phosphoglucokinase?
The plural of phosphoglucokinase is phosphoglucokinases.

Words near phosphoglucokinase in the dictionary

  1. phosphoglucan
  2. phosphoglucans
  3. phosphoglucerate
  4. phosphoglucoisomerase
  5. phosphoglucoisomerases
  6. phosphoglucokinase
  7. phosphoglucokinases
  8. phosphoglucomutase
  9. phosphoglucomutases
  10. phosphogluconate
  11. phosphogluconates

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