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l-xylulokinase

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
l-xy-lu-lok-i-nase
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
6
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An enzyme that catalyzes ATP (adenosine triphosphate) and L-xylulose, producing ADP (adenosine diphosphate) and L-xylulose 5-phosphate. It's a phosphotransferase used in metabolism.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From L + xylulokinase.

Usage

Inflected Forms

L-xylulokinases (plural)

Phrases

L-xylulose L-xylulose 5-phosphate

Frequently Paired Words

kinase L-xylulose L-xylulose 5-phosphate xylulokinase xylulose

Questions

What does l-xylulokinase mean?
An enzyme that catalyzes ATP (adenosine triphosphate) and L-xylulose, producing ADP (adenosine diphosphate) and L-xylulose 5-phosphate. It's a phosphotransferase used in metabolism.
Where does l-xylulokinase come from?
From L + xylulokinase.

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