"Glucokinase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A group of enzymes that catalyzes the conversion of ATP and D-glucose to ADP and D-glucose 6-phosphate. They are found in invertebrates and microorganisms, and are highly specific for glucose. (Enzyme Nomenclature, 1992) EC 2.7.1.2.
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D005941
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.913.696.620.250
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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Glucokinase" by people in Profiles.
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Diaz CAC, Bennett RK, Papoutsakis ET, Antoniewicz MR. Deletion of four genes in Escherichia coli enables preferential consumption of xylose and secretion of glucose. Metab Eng. 2019 03; 52:168-177.
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Klover PJ, Zimmers TA, Koniaris LG, Mooney RA. Chronic exposure to interleukin-6 causes hepatic insulin resistance in mice. Diabetes. 2003 Nov; 52(11):2784-9.
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Ronner P. 2-Deoxyglucose stimulates the release of insulin and somatostatin from the perfused catfish pancreas. Gen Comp Endocrinol. 1991 Feb; 81(2):276-83.