kinase

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English

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

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

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Noun

kinase (plural kinases)

  1. (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.

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French

Pronunciation

Noun

kinase f (plural kinases)

  1. kinase

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Indonesian

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Etymology

Internationalism, borrowed from Dutch kinase, from Ancient Greek κινεῖν (kineîn, to move) + -ase, a suffix forming enzyme names.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ki.ˈna.sə/
  • Rhymes: -sə
  • Hyphenation: ki‧na‧sê

Noun

kinasê (plural kinase-kinase, first-person possessive kinaseku, second-person possessive kinasemu, third-person possessive kinasenya)

  1. (biochemistry) kinase

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