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glucokinase

noun

  1. parasital protein found in Leishmania major Friedlin, encoded by LmjF.36.2320
  2. protein
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: From gluco- + kinase.

  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.