kinase
noun/ˈkaɪneɪz/ · /ˈkaɪneɪs/
Etymology From Ancient Greek κινέω (kinéō, “to move”) + -ase, a suffix forming enzyme names.
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Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Microbiology, Natural sciences, Organic chemistry, Physical sciences Any of a group of enzymes that transfer phosphate groups from high-energy donor molecules, such as ATP, to specific target molecules (substrates), in a process termed phosphorylation.
- Synonyms
- phosphokinase
- Derived terms
35 terms
acetokinase, angiokinase, aspartokinase, Bruton's tyrosine kinase, carboxykinase, cholecystokinase, creatine kinase, creatinkinase, dikinase, ectokinase, exokinase, fructokinase, galactokinase, glucokinase, immunokinase, Janus kinase, ketohexokinase, kinome, lumbrokinase, multikinase, myokinase, nattokinase, nonkinase, oncokinase, oxykinase, phosphoglucokinase, phosphoglycerate kinase, photokinase, Polo kinase, protein kinase, pseudokinase, streptokinase, thiokinase, thrombokinase, urokinase- Related terms
- phosphatase, phosphorylation