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kinase

/ˈkaɪ.neɪz/

Traduction: Nom masculin désignant une enzyme qui catalyse le transfert de groupes phosphate, souvent impliquée dans l'activation ou la désactivation de protéines et la conversion de proenzymes en leurs formes actives.

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/ˈkaɪ.neɪz/C1formalscientific
  • frNom masculin désignant une enzyme qui catalyse le transfert de groupes phosphate, souvent impliquée dans l'activation ou la désactivation de protéines et la conversion de proenzymes en leurs formes actives.

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.

    frkinase

    • 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.
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