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Hexokinase facts for kids

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Hexokinase 3O08 structure
A picture of hexokinase 1 from the yeast Kluyveromyces lactis.

A hexokinase is an enzyme that phosphorylates (adds phosphyryl groups) hexoses (six-carbon sugars). It takes in a substrate (usually glucose in most organisms) and adds a phosphate (usually from ATP) to form hexose phosphate as the product. When the substrate is glucose, the product is glucose-6-phosphate.

Images for kids

  • Hexokinase-glucose

    Action of Hexokinase on Glucose

  • HydropathyPlot

    Hydropathy plot of hexokinase

See also

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