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phosphorylase

phosphorylase noun: any enzyme that catalyzes the production of glucose phosphate from glycogen and inorganic phosphate.

Noun

phosphorylase (plural phosphorylases)

  1. Any enzyme that catalyzes the production of glucose phosphate from glycogen and inorganic phosphate

Forms of phosphorylase

pluralphosphorylases

Origin of phosphorylase

From phosphoryl + -ase.

Words formed from phosphorylase

Questions about phosphorylase

What does phosphorylase mean?
Phosphorylase means any enzyme that catalyzes the production of glucose phosphate from glycogen and inorganic phosphate.
What part of speech is phosphorylase?
Phosphorylase is a noun.
What is the plural of phosphorylase?
The plural of phosphorylase is phosphorylases.

Words near phosphorylase in the dictionary

  1. phosphorus-31
  2. phosphoruses
  3. phosphoruslike
  4. phosphoryl
  5. phosphorylable
  6. phosphorylase
  7. phosphorylases
  8. phosphorylatable
  9. phosphorylate
  10. phosphorylated
  11. phosphorylated adenosine

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