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phosphofructokinase

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of a group of kinase enzymes that convert fructose phosphates to biphosphates

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bheh2- Proto-Indo-European *bhéh2os Proto-Hellenic *pháwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Proto-Indo-European *bher- Proto-Indo-European *bhéreti Proto-Hellenic *phérō Ancient Greek φέρω (phérō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek -φόρος (-phóros) Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros)bor. Latin phōsphorusbor. English phosphorus English phospho- English fructokinase English phosphofructokinase From phospho- + fructokinase.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 磷酸果糖激酶 (línsuān guǒtáng jīméi) — enzyme
  • Finnish: fosfofruktokinaasi — enzyme
  • German: Phosphofructokinase — enzyme
  • Italian: fosfofruttochinasi — enzyme
  • Spanish: fosfofructoquinasa — enzyme
  • Vietnamese: photphofructokinaza — enzyme