Explore Glucokinase through 3 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Glucokinase in a sentence
Glucokinase meaning
A hexokinase isozyme that facilitates phosphorylation of glucose to glucose-6-phosphate, occurring in cells in the liver, pancreas, gut, and brain of humans and most other vertebrates.
Using Glucokinase
- The main meaning on this page is: A hexokinase isozyme that facilitates phosphorylation of glucose to glucose-6-phosphate, occurring in cells in the liver, pancreas, gut, and brain of humans and most other vertebrates.
Context around Glucokinase
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Glucokinase
- In this selection, "glucokinase" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, specific, act, atp and citation stand out and add context to how "glucokinase" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a specific glucokinase atp d and f6p on glucokinase citation which. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "glucokinase" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with glucokinase
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This negates the action of F6P on glucokinase, citation which ultimately favors the forward reaction. (15 words)
The two enzymes have been identified as a specific glucokinase (ATP-D-glucose 6-phosphotransferase) and non-specific hexokinase (ATP-D-hexose 6-phosphotransferase). (24 words)
In addition hexokinase and glucokinase act independently of the hormonal effects as controls at the entry points of glucose into the cells of different tissues. (25 words)
In addition hexokinase and glucokinase act independently of the hormonal effects as controls at the entry points of glucose into the cells of different tissues. (25 words)
The two enzymes have been identified as a specific glucokinase (ATP-D-glucose 6-phosphotransferase) and non-specific hexokinase (ATP-D-hexose 6-phosphotransferase). (24 words)
This negates the action of F6P on glucokinase, citation which ultimately favors the forward reaction. (15 words)
Example sentences (3)
In addition hexokinase and glucokinase act independently of the hormonal effects as controls at the entry points of glucose into the cells of different tissues.
The two enzymes have been identified as a specific glucokinase (ATP-D-glucose 6-phosphotransferase) and non-specific hexokinase (ATP-D-hexose 6-phosphotransferase).
This negates the action of F6P on glucokinase, citation which ultimately favors the forward reaction.