phosphorylase: Meaning and Definition of

phos•pho•ryl•ase

Pronunciation: (fos'fur-u-lās", -lāz", fos-fôr'u-, -for'-), [key]
— n. Biochem.
  1. any enzyme, occurring widely in animal and plant tissue, that in the presence of an inorganic phosphate catalyzes the conversion of glycogen into sugar phosphate.
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