galactokinase

English

Etymology

From galacto- +‎ kinase.

Noun

galactokinase (countable and uncountable, plural galactokinases)

  1. (biochemistry) An enzyme that facilitates the phosphorylation of α-D-galactose to galactose 1-phosphate at the expense of one molecule of ATP.
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