aspartokinase

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noun

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.

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aspartate kinase
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Meanings

nounaspartokinase (countable and uncountable, plural aspartokinases)

plural aspartokinases

  1. countableuncountablechemistryAn 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.

    Synonyms: aspartate kinase

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn 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.

Similar
aspartate kinase

Origin

From asparto- + kinase.

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