phosphorylase

[ fos-fer-uh-leys, -leyz, fos-fawr-uh-, -for- ]
/ ˈfɒs fər əˌleɪs, -ˌleɪz, fɒsˈfɔr ə-, -ˈfɒr- /

noun Biochemistry.

any enzyme, occurring widely in animal and plant tissue, that in the presence of an inorganic phosphate catalyzes the conversion of glycogen into sugar phosphate.

Origin of phosphorylase

First recorded in 1935–40; phosphor- + -yl + -ase

Words nearby phosphorylase

phosphorus pentoxide, phosphorus sesquisulfide, phosphorus trichloride, phosphorus-32, phosphoryl group, phosphorylase, phosphorylase phosphatase, phosphorylase-rupturing enzyme, phosphorylate, phosphorylation, phosphosugar

British Dictionary definitions for phosphorylase

phosphorylase
/ (fɒsˈfɒrɪˌleɪs, -ˌleɪz) /

noun

any of a group of enzymes that catalyse the hydrolysis of glycogen to glucose-1-phosphate

Word Origin for phosphorylase

C20: from phosphorus + -yl + -ase

Medical definitions for phosphorylase

phosphorylase
[ fŏs′fər-ə-lās′, -lāz′ ]

n.

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