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Kinase vs Carboxykinase - What's the difference?

kinase | carboxykinase |

As nouns the difference between kinase and carboxykinase

is that kinase is kinase while carboxykinase is (enzyme) a kinase that also catalyzes decarboxylation.

kinase

English

(wikipedia kinase)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (enzyme, organic compound) Any of a group of enzymes that transfers phosphate groups from high-energy donor molecules, such as ATP, to specific target molecules (substrates), in a process termed phosphorylation.

    • Synonyms

    * phosphokinase

    Derived terms

    * protein kinase

    See also

    * phosphatase * phosphorylation

    carboxykinase

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (enzyme) A kinase that also catalyzes decarboxylation
    • a pyruvate carboxykinase

    Related terms

    * carboxylase * kinase * hydroxykinase