hexokinase

[ hek-suh-kahy-neys, -neyz ]
/ ˌhɛk səˈkaɪ neɪs, -neɪz /

noun Biochemistry.

an enzyme that catalyzes the phosphorylation of hexose sugars.

Origin of hexokinase

First recorded in 1925–30; hexo(se) + kinase

Medical definitions for hexokinase

hexokinase
[ hĕk′sə-kīnās′, -nāz′, -kĭnās′, -āz′ ]

n.

A transferase enzyme present in yeast, muscle, and other tissues, that acts during carbohydrate metabolism to catalyze the transfer of phosphate from ATP to glucose and other hexoses.