kinase
See also: Kinase
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Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek κινεῖν (kineîn, “to move”) + -ase, a suffix forming enzyme names.
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kinase (plural kinases)
- (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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enzyme that transfers phosphate groups
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French edit
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kinase f (plural kinases)
Further reading edit
- “kinase”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
Internationalism, borrowed from Dutch kinase, from Ancient Greek κινεῖν (kineîn, “to move”) + -ase, a suffix forming enzyme names.
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Noun edit
kinasê (plural kinase-kinase, first-person possessive kinaseku, second-person possessive kinasemu, third-person possessive kinasenya)
Further reading edit
- “kinase” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.