galactokinase

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noun

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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Meanings

noungalactokinase (countable and uncountable, plural galactokinases)

plural galactokinases

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryAn enzyme that facilitates the phosphorylation of α-D-galactose to galactose 1-phosphate at the expense of one molecule of ATP.

Origin

From galacto- + kinase.

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APA

galactokinase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galactokinase

MLA

“galactokinase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galactokinase. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “galactokinase,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galactokinase.

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