creatine kinase
noun Biochemistry.
an enzyme that, during muscular activity, catalyzes the transfer of a phosphoryl group from phosphocreatine in muscle to produce ATP.
Nearby words
creasy, create, create a scene, creatinase, creatine, creatine kinase, creatine phosphate, creatinemia, creatininase, creatinine, creatinine clearance
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Medicine definitions for creatine kinase
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.
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