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fructokinase

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fructokinase /fruc·to·ki·nase/ (-ki´nas) an enzyme of the liver, intestine, and kidney cortex that catalyzes the transfer of a phosphate group from ATP to fructose as the initial step in its utilization. Deficiency causes essential fructosuria.
fruc·to·ki·nase (frkt-kns, -nz, -kns, -z)
n.
A liver enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of phosphate groups to fructose.
fructokinase
an enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of a high-energy phosphate group to d-fructose, to form fructose-1-phosphate.
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