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== Hexokinase (Glucokinase) == | == Hexokinase (Glucokinase) == | ||
| - | <scene name='56/563215/Color_coded_helices_and_sheets/1'>Hexokinase</scene>, also known as <scene name='56/563215/Color_coded_helices_and_sheets/1'>glucokinase</scene>, is an enzyme that facilitates the phosphorylation of glucose to glucose-6-phosphate in the first step of glycolysis. Glycolysis is the process by which cells break down a molecule of glucose to release energy which can be used for various cellular processes. | + | <scene name='56/563215/Color_coded_helices_and_sheets/1'>Hexokinase</scene>, also known as <scene name='56/563215/Color_coded_helices_and_sheets/1'>glucokinase</scene>, is an enzyme that facilitates the phosphorylation of glucose to glucose-6-phosphate in the first step of glycolysis. Glycolysis is the process by which cells break down a molecule of glucose to release energy which can then be used for various cellular processes. |
| - | + | Glucokinase has many <scene name='56/563215/Hydrogen_bonds/1'>hydrogen bonds</scene> which are used to hold different parts of the protein together. (unfortunately, the link often doesn't work so I am unable to describe how they affect the protein structure specifically.) Hydrogen bonding in the beta sheets can determine if the sheets are parallel or antiparallel. A parallel sheet will have hydrogen bonds that are not formed at right angles to the sheet, while in an antiparallel sheet, the bonds will be about perpendicular to the sheets. | |
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<scene name='56/563215/Hydrophobic_residues/2'>Hydrophobic residues</scene> | <scene name='56/563215/Hydrophobic_residues/2'>Hydrophobic residues</scene> | ||
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Hexokinase (Glucokinase)
, also known as , is an enzyme that facilitates the phosphorylation of glucose to glucose-6-phosphate in the first step of glycolysis. Glycolysis is the process by which cells break down a molecule of glucose to release energy which can then be used for various cellular processes.
Glucokinase has many which are used to hold different parts of the protein together. (unfortunately, the link often doesn't work so I am unable to describe how they affect the protein structure specifically.) Hydrogen bonding in the beta sheets can determine if the sheets are parallel or antiparallel. A parallel sheet will have hydrogen bonds that are not formed at right angles to the sheet, while in an antiparallel sheet, the bonds will be about perpendicular to the sheets.
