glucokinase

Etymology

From gluco- + kinase.

glucokinase means 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. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 86 out of 100.

noun

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.