kinase

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
11
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈkaɪneɪz/
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/ˈkaɪneɪz/ · /ˈkaɪneɪs/ · /ˈkɪneɪz/ · /ˈkɪneɪs/

Definition of kinase

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. 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.

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