Meanings
nounphosphorylase (plural phosphorylases)
plural phosphorylases
- biochemistryAny enzyme that catalyzes the production of glucose phosphate from glycogen and inorganic phosphate
Origin
- Englishphosphor
- Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
- Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
- Englishphosphoryl
- Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
- Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
- Proto-Indo-European*dwís
- Ancient Greekδιά (diá)
- Ancient Greekδῐᾰ- (dĭă-)
- Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*stísteh₂ti
- Proto-Hellenic*hístāmi
- Ancient Greekῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ)
- Ancient Greekδῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ)
- Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs)
- Englishdiastase
- Englishphosphorylase
From phosphoryl + -ase.
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APA
phosphorylase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphorylase
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“phosphorylase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphorylase. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phosphorylase,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphorylase.
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