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xylulokinase

xylulokinase noun: a transferase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction ATP + D-xylulose ⇌ ADP + D-xylulose 5-phosphate.

Noun

xylulokinase (countable and uncountable, plural xylulokinases)

  1. A transferase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction ATP + D-xylulose ⇌ ADP + D-xylulose 5-phosphate.
    • The gene XKS1 encodes the xylulose-phosphorylating enzyme xylulokinase.2001 9, B Johansson, C Christensson, T Hobley, B Hahn-Hägerdal, “Xylulokinase overexpression in two strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae also expressing xylose reductase and xylitol dehydrogenase and...

Forms of xylulokinase

pluralxylulokinases

Questions about xylulokinase

What does xylulokinase mean?
Xylulokinase means a transferase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction ATP + D-xylulose ⇌ ADP + D-xylulose 5-phosphate.
What part of speech is xylulokinase?
Xylulokinase is a noun.
What is the plural of xylulokinase?
The plural of xylulokinase is xylulokinases.

Words near xylulokinase in the dictionary

  1. xylovores
  2. xyloxemine
  3. xyloyl
  4. xylozine
  5. XYLs
  6. xylulokinase
  7. xylulokinases
  8. xylulose
  9. xyluloses
  10. xylyl
  11. xylylene

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