noun Biochemistry.
- a transferase that catalyzes the phosphorylation of a substrate by ATP.
noun
- any enzyme that can convert an inactive zymogen to the corresponding enzyme
- any enzyme that brings about the phosphorylation of a molecule
1902, from Greek kinein “to move” (see cite) + chemical suffix -ase.
n.
- An enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of a proenzyme to an active enzyme.
- A various enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of a phosphate group from a donor, such as ADP or ATP, to an acceptor.
- Any of various enzymes that catalyze the transfer of a phosphate group from a donor, such as ADP or ATP, to an acceptor.