phosphorylase

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(fos′fər ə lās′, -lāz′, fos fôr′ə-, -for′-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
phos•pho•ryl•ase  (fos′fər ə lās′, -lāz′, fos fôr′ə-, -for′-),USA pronunciation n. [Biochem.]
  1. Biochemistryany enzyme, occurring widely in animal and plant tissue, that in the presence of an inorganic phosphate catalyzes the conversion of glycogen into sugar phosphate.
  • phosphor- + -yl + -ase 1935–40

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