Aspartokinase Definition
ə-spärtō-kīnās
noun
An enzyme that catalyzes aspartic acid phosphorylation by ATP.
American Heritage
An enzyme that is important in the biochemical processing of several amino acids, such as the phosphorylation of aspartic acid.
American Heritage Medicine
(organic chemistry) 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.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Aspartokinase
Noun
Singular:
aspartokinase
Plural:
aspartokinasesOrigin of Aspartokinase
aspart(ic acid) kinase
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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asparto- +"Ž kinase
From Wiktionary
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