kinase

See also: Kinase

English

Phosphorylation of a protein, a process catylyzed by a protein kinase

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κινεῖν (kineîn, “to move”) + -ase, a suffix forming enzyme names.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkɪneɪz/

Noun

kinase (plural kinases)

(biochemistry, organic chemistry) 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

protein kinase

Translations

enzyme that transfers phosphate groups

Catalan: cinasa f, quinasa f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 激酶 (zh) (jīméi)
Czech: kináza f
Finnish: kinaasi
French: kinase (fr)
German: Kinase (de) f

Hungarian: kináz (hu)
Icelandic: kínasi m
Italian: chinasi (it), cinasi
Polish: kinaza f
Portuguese: cinase, quinase
Spanish: cinasa, quinasa, kinasa f
Swedish: kinas (sv) n

See also

Anagrams

Aikens, Eakins, Sekani, enkais, nakies

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