- phos|phor|y|lase
- phos|phor|y|lase «fos FR uh lays, -FOHR-», noun.an enzyme which assists in the formation of glucose (in the form of a phosphate) from glycogen and a phosphate.
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[phosphorylase] phosphatase — [phos·phor·y·lase] phos·pha·tase (fos forґə lās fosґfə tās″) [EC 3.1.3.17] an enzyme of the hydrolase class that catalyzes the cleavage of a phosphoryl group from (active) glycogen phosphorylase a to form (inactive)… … Medical dictionary
phosphorylase kinase — phos·phor·y·lase ki·nase (fos forґə lās kiґnās) [EC 2.7.11.19] an enzyme of the transferase class that catalyzes the phosphorylation of (inactive) glycogen phosphorylase b to form (active) glycogen phosphorylase a, a step in the… … Medical dictionary
phosphorylase — A phosphorylated 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. SYN: α glucan p., glycogen p., P enzyme, p. a, polyphosphorylase. p. a SYN: p.. p. b dephosphorylated p. a … Medical dictionary
myophosphorylase — Muscle phosphorylase * * * myo·phos·phor·y·lase (mi″o fos forґə lās) the muscle isozyme of glycogen phosphorylase … Medical dictionary
nucleoside phosphorylase — n NUCLEOSIDASE (2) * * * nu·cleo·side phos·phor·y·lase (nooґkle o sīd″ fos forґə lās) any of the enzymes of the sub subclass pentosyltransferases [EC 2.4.2] that catalyze the phosphorolysis of a nucleoside to form the free… … Medical dictionary
transphosphorylase — trans·phos·phor·y·lase fäs fȯr ə .lās, .lāz n any of a group of enzymes that promote transphosphorylation processes … Medical dictionary
glycogen phosphorylase — gly·co·gen phos·phor·y·lase (gliґko jən fos forґə lās) [EC 2.4.1.1] an enzyme of the transferase class that catalyzes the phosphorolysis of a terminal α 1,4 glycosidic bond at the non reducing end of a glycogen molecule,… … Medical dictionary
glycogen phosphorylase kinase — gly·co·gen phos·phor·y·lase ki·nase (gliґko jən fos forґə lās kiґnās) phosphorylase kinase … Medical dictionary
hepatic phosphorylase — he·pat·ic phos·phor·y·lase (hə patґik fos forґə lās) the liver isozyme of glycogen phosphorylase … Medical dictionary
hepatic phosphorylase deficiency — he·pat·ic phos·phor·y·lase de·fi·cien·cy (hə patґik fos forґə lās) glycogen storage disease, type VI … Medical dictionary
