What does "aspartokinase" mean?

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.

What is a synonym for "aspartokinase"?

Common synonyms include: aspartate kinase, aspartate kinase.

Aspartokinase

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Noun

1
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. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

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aspartate kinase aspartate kinase

Etymology

From asparto- + kinase.

Related phrases

amino acid

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