Chemical Properties
White powder
Uses
Hexokinase has been used:
- for digesting glucose for measuring glucose content in the root and stem samples of Quercus velutina
- to treat ADP (adenosine diphosphate) solution along with D-glucose to remove the contaminating ATP (adenosine triphosphate)
- in 4-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1-piperazineethanesulfonic acid buffer (pH 7.5) for ADP-[13CU]glucose synthesis
Uses
Biochemical research.
Uses
Hexokinase is used to catalyzes the phosphorylation of D-hexose sugars at the C6 position utilizing, ATP as a phosphate source. Used to determine glucose, fructose, mannose and ATP.
Definition
An enzyme that catalyzes the formation of adenosine diphosphate and hexose-6phosphate from adenosine triphosphate and glucose or fructose.
General Description
ATP:D-hexose 6-phosphotransferase
Biochem/physiol Actions
Hexokinase catalyzes the conversion of hexoses to hexose-6-phosphate in an ATP-dependent manner. It is also called as the glycolytic enzyme as it catalyzes the first step in glucose metabolism with the formation of glucose-6-phosphate (G6P). In eukaryotes, it functions as a glucose sensor.
