kinase

2 definitions found

kinase - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  kinase \ki"nase\ (k[imac]"n[=a]s), n. (Biochemistry)
     One of a class of enzymes that catalyze transfer of a
     phosphate group from ATP to another molecule; it is a type of
     phosphorylase.
     [PJC]

kinase - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  kinase
      n 1: an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of a proenzyme to
           an active enzyme