Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

xylulokinase

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: xy-lu-lok-i-nase
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A transferase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction ATP + D-xylulose ⇌ ADP + D-xylulose 5-phosphate.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The gene XKS1 encodes the xylulose-phosphorylating enzyme xylulokinase."

Usage

Inflected Forms

xylulokinases (plural)

Phrases

L-xylulokinase

Frequently Paired Words

L-xylulokinase

Questions

What does xylulokinase mean?: A transferase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction ATP + D-xylulose ⇌ ADP + D-xylulose 5-phosphate.

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