Definition of Kinase
1. Noun. An enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of a proenzyme to an active enzyme.
Definition of Kinase
1. an enzyme [n -S] - See also: enzyme
Medical Definition of Kinase
1.
Widely used abbreviation for phosphokinase, an enzyme catalysing transfer of phosphate from ATP to a second substrate usually specified in less abbreviated name, for example creatine phosphokinase (creatine kinase), protein kinase. Serine / threonine kinases phosphorylate on serine or threonine residues, tyrosine kinases on tyrosines.
This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
(11 Mar 2008)
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