Definition of phosphorylase in English:
phosphorylase
noun fɒsˈfɒrɪleɪzfäsˈfôrəˌlās
mass nounBiochemistry An enzyme which introduces a phosphate group into an organic molecule, notably glucose.
Example sentencesExamples
- AKH receptors, located on the surface of fat body cells, trigger increased synthesis of cAMP, which serves to activate phosphorylase b kinase, leading to phosphorylase activation, and the subsequent release of glucose from glycogen.
- D-enzyme converts G3 into glucose and larger glucans for further attack by amylases and phosphorylase.
- A comparison of starch-degrading enzymes showed a slight decrease of starch phosphorylase, unaltered amylase and moderately increased ß-amylase activities.
- The enzyme activated by glucagon is glycogen phosphorylase.
- In contrast, when athletes stop training, the activities of their muscles' glycolytic enzymes, such as phosphorylase and phosphofructokinase, change little, if at all, for at least four weeks.