"Glucokinase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A group of enzymes that catalyzes the conversion of ATP and D-glucose to ADP and D-glucose 6-phosphate. They are found in invertebrates and microorganisms, and are highly specific for glucose. (Enzyme Nomenclature, 1992) EC 2.7.1.2.
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D005941
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.913.696.620.250
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Glucokinase" by people in Profiles.
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Maturity-Onset Diabetes of the Young: Rapid Evidence Review. Am Fam Physician. 2022 02 01; 105(2):162-167.
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Role of hepatic PKC? in nutritional regulation of hepatic glycogen synthesis. JCI Insight. 2021 10 08; 6(19).
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Divergent evolution of function in the ROK sugar kinase superfamily: role of enzyme loops in substrate specificity. Biochemistry. 2007 Nov 27; 46(47):13564-72.
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Isolated mouse liver mitochondria are devoid of glucokinase. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2005 Sep 02; 334(3):907-10.
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Gestational diabetes mellitus and gene mutations which affect insulin secretion. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 1997 Jun; 36(3):135-41.