kinase

• Substantiv, das ein Enzym bezeichnet, das die Übertragung von Phosphatgruppen katalysiert und häufig an der Aktivierung oder Deaktivierung von Proteinen sowie an der Umwandlung von Proenzymen in ihre aktiven Formen beteiligt ist.

A noun referring to an enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of phosphate groups, often involved in activating or deactivating proteins and converting proenzymes to their active forms.

1. Enzyme that activates proenzymesC2formalscientific

   An enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of a proenzyme (zymogen) into an active enzyme, often by phosphorylation.

   Enzym, das Proenzyme aktiviert

   • The kinase activated the digestive proenzyme in the stomach.
   • Researchers studied how the kinase converts the inactive form to its active state.
   • This specific kinase is crucial for the activation of certain metabolic pathways.