hexokinase
noun
hexo·ki·nase
ˌhek-sə-ˈkī-ˌnās 
-ˌnāz
: any of a group of enzymes that accelerate the phosphorylation of hexoses (as in the formation of glucose-6-phosphate from glucose and ATP) in carbohydrate metabolism
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hexokinase
noun
hexo·ki·nase
ˌhek-sə-ˈkī-ˌnās, -ˌnāz
: any of a group of enzymes that accelerate the phosphorylation of hexoses (as in the formation of glucose-6-phosphate from glucose and ATP) in carbohydrate metabolism
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