Kinase

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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