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autokinase

autokinase noun: a protein kinase or domain which promotes autophosphorylation.

Noun

autokinase (plural autokinases)

  1. A protein kinase or domain which promotes autophosphorylation
    • an autokinase domain

Forms of autokinase

pluralautokinases
alternative formauto-kinase

Origin of autokinase

Shortened from "autophosphorylation-dependent protein kinase."

Questions about autokinase

What does autokinase mean?
Autokinase means a protein kinase or domain which promotes autophosphorylation.
What part of speech is autokinase?
Autokinase is a noun.
What is the plural of autokinase?
The plural of autokinase is autokinases.

Words near autokinase in the dictionary

  1. autokicked
  2. autokicking
  3. autokicks
  4. autokill
  5. autokills
  6. autokinase
  7. autokinases
  8. autokinesis
  9. autokinesy
  10. autokinetic
  11. autokinetic effect

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