phosphorylase

phosphorylase definition - medical

phos·pho·ryl·ase (fŏsˈfər-ə-lāsˌ, -lāzˌ)

noun
An enzyme that catalyzes the production of glucose phosphate from glycogen and inorganic phosphate.

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