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- Biochemistry and functional relevance
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- Protein kinases
- Cyclin dependent kinases
- Mitogen-activated protein kinases
- Lipid kinases
- Phosphatidylinositol kinases
- Sphingosine kinases
- Carbohydrate kinases
- Other kinases
- Riboflavin kinase
- Thymidine kinase
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thumb|upright=1.25|Dihydroxyacetone kinase in complex with a non-hydrolyzable ATP analog (AMP-PNP). Coordinates from PDB ID:1UN9.
In biochemistry, a kinase () is an enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of phosphate groups to substrates. This process is known as phosphorylation. Typically ATP is the phosphate donor. Kinases are pervasive, the human genome codes for about 500 of these enzymes.
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