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What is a Protein Kinase?
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An enzyme that catalyzes the attachment of a phosphoryl group to a protein.
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What is a Protein Phosphatase?
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An enzyme that catalyzes the removal of a phoshoryl group from a protein.
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What is a zymogen?
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A zymogen is an inactive precurser enzyme such as chymotrypsinogen or trypsinogen, which become active by specific cleavage irreversibly.
See: proproteins & proenzymes |
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what is a glycoconjugate?
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A glycoconjugate is a complex carbohydrate polymer covalently attached to proetins or lipids that act as signals which determine the intracelluar location or metabolic fate of these [glycoconjugate] hybrid molecules
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What is a Ketose?
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A Ketose is a saccharide containing a Ketone Group.
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What is an Aldose?
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An Aldose is a saccharide containing an aldehyde group
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