Medical term:
phosphorylase
phosphorylase
[fos-for´ĭ-lās]an enzyme that, in the presence of inorganic phosphate, catalyzes the conversion of glycogen into glucose-1-phosphate.
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phos·phor·y·lase
(fos-fōr'i-lās),An enzyme cleaving poly(1,4-α-d-glucosyl)n with orthophosphate to form poly(1,4-α-d-glucosyl)n-1 and α-d-glucose 1-phosphate. The active form of the enzyme is a phosphorylated protein.
Synonym(s): α-glucan phosphorylase, glycogen phosphorylase, P enzyme, phosphorylase a, polyphosphorylase
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phosphorylase
(fŏs′fər-ə-lās′, -lāz′)n.
Any of a class of enzymes that catalyze the attachment of a phosphate group to another molecule.
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phos·phor·y·lase
(fos-fōr'i-lās)A phosphorylated enzyme cleaving poly(1,4-α-d-glucosyl)n with inorganic phosphate to form poly(1,4-α- d-glucosyl)n-1 and α-d-glucose 1-phosphate.
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