| hexokinase | <enzyme> Enzyme that catalyses the transfer of phosphate from ATP to glucose to form glucose-6 phosphate, the first reaction in the metabolism of glucose via the glycolytic pathway. (18 Nov 1997) |
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| hexokinase method | The most specific method for measuring glucose in serum or plasma, wherein hexokinase plus ATP transforms glucose to glucose-6-phosphate plus ADP; glucose-6-phosphate is then reacted with NADP and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase to form NADP which is measured spectrophotometrically. (05 Mar 2000) |