glucokinase

English

Etymology

gluco- +‎ kinase

Noun

glucokinase (countable and uncountable, plural glucokinases)

1. A hexokinase isozyme that facilitates phosphorylation of glucose to glucose-6-phosphate, occurring in cells in the liver, pancreas, gut, and brain of humans and most other vertebrates.

Translations

hexokinase isozyme

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 葡萄糖激酶 (pútáotángjīméi)

• German: Glucokinase f