Creatine-kinase
noun, Biochemistry.
1.
an enzyme that, during muscular activity, catalyzes the transfer of a phosphoryl group from phosphocreatine in muscle to produce ATP.
creatine kinase n.
An enzyme present in muscle, brain, and other tissues of vertebrates that catalyzes the reversible conversion of ADP and phosphocreatine into ATP and creatine.
Read Also:
- Creatinemia
creatinemia cre·a·ti·ne·mi·a (krē’ə-tə-nē’mē-ə) n. The presence of excessive creatine in the blood.
- Creatine-phosphate
noun, Biochemistry. 1. . creatine phosphate n. See phosphocreatine.
- Creating
[kree-eyt] /kriˈeɪt/ verb (used with object), created, creating. 1. to cause to come into being, as something unique that would not naturally evolve or that is not made by ordinary processes. 2. to evolve from one’s own thought or imagination, as a work of art or an invention. 3. Theater. to perform (a role) for […]
- Creatininase
creatininase cre·at·i·nin·ase (krē-āt’n-ēn-ās’, -āz’, -ə-nās’, -nāz’) n. An enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of creatine to creatinine, with participation of ATP.
- Creatinine
[kree-at-n-een, -in] /kriˈæt nˌin, -ɪn/ noun, Biochemistry. 1. a crystalline end product of creatine metabolism, C 4 H 7 N 3 O, occurring in urine, muscle, and blood. /kriːˈætəˌniːn/ noun 1. an anhydride of creatine that is abundant in muscle and excreted in the urine n. by 1847, from creatine + chemical suffix -ine (2). […]