English Online Dictionary. What means kinase? What does kinase mean?
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κινεῖν (kineîn, “to move”) + -ase, a suffix forming enzyme names.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkaɪneɪz/, /ˈkaɪneɪs/, /ˈkɪneɪz/, /ˈkɪneɪs/
Noun
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.
Synonyms
- phosphokinase
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- phosphatase
- phosphorylation
Anagrams
- Aikens, Eakins, Sekani, enkais, nakies
French
Pronunciation
Noun
kinase f (plural kinases)
- kinase
Further reading
- “kinase”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Indonesian
Etymology
Internationalism, borrowed from Dutch kinase, from Ancient Greek κινεῖν (kineîn, “to move”) + -ase, a suffix forming enzyme names.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ki.ˈna.sə/
- Rhymes: -sə
- Hyphenation: ki‧na‧sê
Noun
kinasê (plural kinase-kinase, first-person possessive kinaseku, second-person possessive kinasemu, third-person possessive kinasenya)
- (biochemistry) kinase
Further reading
- “kinase” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.