Definitions For Glucokinase

Noun

GLUCOKINASE. (countable and uncountable, plural GLUCOKINASEs) 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

Chinese: : Mandarin: 葡萄糖激酶 (pútáotángjīméi) German: Glucokinase, f

Etymology

gluco + kinase

Is Glucokinase a Scrabble Word?

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Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
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18
Words with Friends
23

The word Glucokinase is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends

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