Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An enzyme that catalyzes aspartic acid phosphorylation by ATP.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun organic chemistry An
enzyme thatcatalyzes thephosphorylation of theamino acid aspartate , the first step in thebiosynthesis of three essential amino acids:methionine ,lysine , andthreonine .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[aspart(ic acid) + kinase.]
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
asparto- + kinase
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word aspartokinase.
Examples
Sorry, no example sentences found.
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.