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Meaning of adenylate kinase in English:

adenylate kinase

noun

Biochemistry

  • An enzyme that catalyses the reversible reaction by which adenosine diphosphate (ADP) is converted to adenosine monophosphate (AMP) and adenosine triphosphate (ATP); abbreviated ADK.

    Also called myokinase.

Origin

1950s.