Phosphorylase

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An enzyme that catalyzes the production of glucose phosphate from glycogen and inorganic phosphate.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Any enzyme that catalyzes the production of glucose phosphate from glycogen and inorganic phosphate
  • Word Usage
    "If the phosphorylase is allowed to act on glycogen in the presence of phosphoric acid, the whole glycogen molecule is split up, with the simultaneous appearance of glucose molecules bound to phosphoric acid."