Definition of kinase
: any of various enzymes that catalyze the transfer of phosphate groups from a high-energy phosphate-containing molecule (such as ATP) to a substrate — compare protein kinase
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Origin and Etymology of kinase
International Scientific Vocabulary, from kinetic
First Known Use: 1947
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kinase
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: any of various enzymes that catalyze the transfer of phosphate groups from a high-energy phosphate-containing molecule (as ATP or ADP) to a substrate—called also phosphokinase
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