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aspartokinase

aspartokinase noun: an enzyme that catalyzes the phosphorylation of the amino acid aspartate, the first step in the biosynthesis of three essential amino acids: methionine, lysine, and threonine.

Noun

aspartokinase (countable and uncountable, plural aspartokinases)

  1. An enzyme that catalyzes the phosphorylation of the amino acid aspartate, the first step in the biosynthesis of three essential amino acids: methionine, lysine, and threonine.
    Synonyms:
    aspartate kinase

Synonyms of aspartokinase

  • aspartate kinase

Forms of aspartokinase

pluralaspartokinases

Origin of aspartokinase

From asparto- + kinase.

Questions about aspartokinase

What does aspartokinase mean?
Aspartokinase means an enzyme that catalyzes the phosphorylation of the amino acid aspartate, the first step in the biosynthesis of three essential amino acids: methionine, lysine, and threonine.
What part of speech is aspartokinase?
Aspartokinase is a noun.
What is the plural of aspartokinase?
The plural of aspartokinase is aspartokinases.

Words near aspartokinase in the dictionary

  1. aspartic
  2. aspartic acid
  3. aspartidyl
  4. aspartimide
  5. aspartoacylase
  6. aspartokinase
  7. aspartokinases
  8. aspartyl
  9. aspartylation
  10. aspartylations
  11. aspartylglucosamine

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