kinase
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 10
- Words With Friends
- 11
- Letters
- 6
/ˈkaɪneɪz/
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/ˈkaɪneɪz/ · /ˈkaɪneɪs/ · /ˈkɪneɪz/ · /ˈkɪneɪs/
Definition of kinase
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- 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.
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek κινέω (kinéō, “to move”) + -ase, a suffix forming enzyme names.
Anagrams of kinase
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