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phosphorylase en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English phosphor Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English phosphoryl Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *dwísder. Ancient Greek διά (diá) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ- (dĭă-) Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi Ancient Greek ῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ) Ancient Greek δῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs) English diastase English -ase English phosphorylase From phosphoryl + -ase.

Meanings

  1. Any enzyme that catalyzes the production of glucose phosphate from glycogen and inorganic phosphate

Forms

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Deriveds

myophosphorylase · photophosphorylase · transphosphorylase · diphosphorylase · dephosphorylase