Associations to the word «Kinase»

Wiktionary

KINASE, noun. (enzyme) (organic compound) 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.

Dictionary definition

KINASE, noun. An enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of a proenzyme to an active enzyme.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats