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glycerol kinase

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glycerol kinase,
an enzyme in the liver and kidneys that catalyzes the transfer of a phosphate group from adenosine triphosphate to form adenosine diphosphate and L-glycerol-3-phosphate.


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Thus, dihydroxyacetonephosphate may be formed from the glycerol portion of triacylglycerols in the muscle catalyzed by glycerol kinase and glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase.
 
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