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Kinase
Kinase
kinase
kinase
See also: Kinase
English
Noun
kinase (plural kinases)
- (biochemistry, organic chemistry) Any of a group of enzymes that transfers 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