Medical term:
kinases
kinase
[ki´nās]1. a subclass of the transferases, comprising the enzymes that catalyze the transfer of a high-energy group from a donor (usually ATP) to an acceptor, and named, according to the acceptor, as creatine kinase, fructokinase, etc.
2. an enzyme that activates a zymogen, named, according to its source, such as enterokinase, streptokinase, etc.
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ki·nase
(kī'nās),1. Enzyme that catalyzes conversion of a proenzyme to an active one (for example, enteropeptidase [enterokinase]). Important in salvage and recycling of nucleotides. Some antiviral agents work by inactivating viral or tumor kinases
2. Suffix attached to some enzymes to indicate transformation.
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kinase
(kī′nās′, -nāz′, kĭn′ās′, -āz′)n.
Any of various enzymes that catalyze the transfer of a phosphate group from a donor, such as ADP or ATP, to an acceptor protein. Kinases regulate many essential cellular processes.
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ki·nase
(kī'nās)1. An enzyme catalyzing the conversion of a proenzyme to an active enzyme.
2. An enzyme catalyzing the transfer of phosphate groups to form triphosphates (e.g., adenosine triphosphate).
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kinase
See TRANSFERASE.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
kinase
an enzyme that catalyses the transfer of a phosphoryl group from ATP to another compound.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
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