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protein kinase

protein kinase noun: a kinase whose substrate is a protein.

Noun

protein kinase (plural protein kinases)

  1. a kinase whose substrate is a protein
    • These findings, together with previous evidence that heparin stimulates Tau phosphorylation by protein kinases, have been used to argue that sulfated glycosaminoglycans may be a critical factor in the formation of the neurofibrillary tangles.2009, Ajit Varki with Hudson H. Freeze, “Glycans in Acquired Human Diseases”, in Varki, A., et al., editor, Essentials of Glycobiology, 2nd edition, CSH Press, →ISBN, retrieved 05 Dec 2009

Forms of protein kinase

pluralprotein kinases

Questions about protein kinase

What does protein kinase mean?
Protein kinase means a kinase whose substrate is a protein.
What part of speech is protein kinase?
Protein kinase is a noun.
What is the plural of protein kinase?
The plural of protein kinase is protein kinases.

Words near protein kinase in the dictionary

  1. protein complexes
  2. protein domain
  3. protein domains
  4. protein isolate
  5. protein isolates
  6. protein kinase
  7. protein kinases
  8. protein phosphorylation
  9. protein phosphorylations
  10. protein powder
  11. protein powders

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