English Explanatory Dictionary

kinase

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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.

Pronunciation

/ˈkaɪneɪz/ /ˈkaɪneɪs/ /ˈkɪneɪz/ /ˈkɪneɪs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-kinase2.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-kinase.wav

Word forms

kinase kinases

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κινέω (kinéō, “to move”) + -ase, a suffix forming enzyme names.

Synonyms

phosphokinase

Related words

phosphatase phosphorylation

Derived words

acetokinase angiokinase aspartokinase Bruton's tyrosine kinase carboxykinase cholecystokinase creatine kinase creatinkinase dikinase ectokinase exokinase fructokinase galactokinase glucokinase immunokinase Janus kinase ketohexokinase kinome lumbrokinase multikinase myokinase nattokinase nonkinase oncokinase oxykinase phosphoglucokinase phosphoglycerate kinase photokinase Polo kinase protein kinase pseudokinase streptokinase thiokinase thrombokinase urokinase
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