Difference between revisions of "Hexokinase"
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| − | The enzyme hexokinase phosphorylates (adds a phosphate group to) glucose in the cell's cytoplasm. In the process, a phosphate group from ATP is transferred to glucose producing glucose 6-phosphate. | + | The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enzyme enzyme] hexokinase phosphorylates (adds a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phosphate phosphate] group to) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glucose glucose] in the cell's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cytoplasm cytoplasm]. In the process, a phosphate group from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adenosine_triphosphate ATP] is transferred to glucose producing [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glucose_6-phosphate glucose 6-phosphate]. |
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Revision as of 10:03, 28 February 2014
The enzyme hexokinase phosphorylates (adds a phosphate group to) glucose in the cell's cytoplasm. In the process, a phosphate group from ATP is transferred to glucose producing glucose 6-phosphate.
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Chemical equation
Rate equation
Random Bi-Bi Michaelis Menten is used.[1]
![v = \frac{\frac{V_{mf}}{K_{Glucose_{in}}K_{ATP}}\Big( [Glucose_{in}][ATP] - \frac{[Glc6P][ADP]}{K_{eq}} \Big)}{1 + \frac{[Glucose_{in}]}{K_{Glucose_{in}}} + \frac{[ATP]}{K_{ATP}} + \frac{[Glucose_{in}][ATP]}{K_{Glucose_{in}}K_{ATP}} + \frac{[Glc6P]}{K_{Glc6P}} + \frac{[ADP]}{K_{ADP}} +\frac{[Glc6P][ADP]}{K_{Glc6P}K_{ADP}} + \frac{[Glucose_{in}][ADP]}{K_{Glucose_{in}}K_{ADP}} +\frac{[Glc6P][ATP]}{K_{Glc6P}K_{ATP}} }](/wiki/images/math/9/e/4/9e43b6a07cc18e9a829891e30aadb51e.png)
