Hexokinase
Hexokinase is a very important metabolic enzyme in the glycotic pathway.
The glycotic pathway starts with one molecule of glucose and produces two
molecules of pyruvate. Hexokinase acts in the first step of this
process, phosphorylating glucose into glucose 6 phosphate.
Structure
of hexokinase: Human Hexokinase Type I Complexed With Atp Analogue
Amp-Pnp
Mus
musculus hexokinase 1 (Hk1), mRNA
Homo
sapians hexokinase (HK) neuclotide sequence
Homo
sapians hexokinase (HK) amino acid sequence
Yeast
(S.cerevisiae) hexokinase (HXK1) gene, mRNA
Drosophila
melanogaster hex gene for hexokinase
Aspergillus
niger hexokinase gene and amino acid sequence
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