Main Entry: hexo·ki·nase

Pronunciation: \ˌhek-sə-ˈkī-ˌnās, -ˌnāz\

Function: noun

Etymology: hexose + kinase

Date: 1930

: any of a group of enzymes that accelerate the phosphorylation of hexoses (as in the formation of glucose-6-phosphate from glucose and ATP) in carbohydrate metabolism