Purified recombinant fragment of human GCK expressed in E. Coli.
Alternative Names:
GCK, Glucokinase, Hexokinase type IV, HK IV, Hexokinase-4, HK4, Hexokinase-D
Hexokinases phosphorylate glucose to produce glucose-6-phosphate, the first step in most glucose metabolism pathways. Alternative splicing of this gene results in three tissue-specific forms of glucokinase, one found in pancreatic islet beta cells and tw
