creatine kinase

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creatine kinase

Noun[edit]

creatine kinase (plural creatine kinases)

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the phosphorylation of creatine and uses adenosine triphosphate (ATP) to create phosphocreatine and adenosine diphosphate (ADP).

Synonyms[edit]

CK (initialism)
creatine phosphokinase, CPK

Translations[edit]

enzyme that catalyzes the phosphorylation of creatine

Finnish: kreatiinikinaasi
French: créatine kinase f
German: Creatin-Kinase f
Hungarian: kreatin-kináz
Italian: creatinchinasi f
Romanian: creatinkinază f

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