Definitions for "Hexokinase"
an enzyme catalyzing the transfer of a phosphate residue from ATP to a hexose, as in the formation of glucose-6-phosphate from glucose.
An enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of a high-energy phosphate group of a donor to D-glucose, producing D-glucose-6-phosphate.
An enzyme which catalyzes the formation of glucose 6-phosphate from glucose as part of glycolysis. It is an isozyme of glucokinase.