creatine kinase

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creatine kinase

noun creatine kinases

An enzyme that catalyzes the phosphorylation of creatine and uses adenosine triphosphate (ATP) to create phosphocreatine and adenosine diphosphate (ADP).
Similar: CK, creatine phosphokinase, CPK

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noun enzyme that catalyzes the phosphorylation of creatine

Français	créatine kinase
Deutsch	Creatin-Kinase
Italiano	creatinchinasi
Română	creatinkinază

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@misc{creatine_kinase_2026,
  title = {creatine kinase},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/creatine%20kinase},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}