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phosphorylase

(fäs′fə ri lās′)

noun

any of a group of enzymes, widely distributed in plant and animal tissues, that help inorganic phosphates break down glycogen and other complex sugars

Origin: phosphor(o)- + -yl + -ase

See phosphorylase in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

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

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