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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of a proenzyme to an active enzyme;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

kinase \ki"nase\ (k[imac]"n[=a]s), n. (Biochemistry) One of a class of enzymes that catalyze transfer of a phosphate group from ATP to another molecule; it is a type of phosphorylase. [PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

kinase n 1: an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of a proenzyme to an active enzyme