different between kinase vs paullone

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ?????? (kineîn, “to move”) + -ase, a suffix forming enzyme names.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k?ne?z/, /?ka?ne?z/

Noun

kinase (plural kinases)

1. (biochemistry, organic chemistry) Any of a group of enzymes that transfer phosphate groups from high-energy donor molecules, such as ATP, to specific target molecules (substrates), in a process termed phosphorylation.

Synonyms

• phosphokinase

Derived terms

• oxykinase
• protein kinase

Translations

See also

• phosphatase
• phosphorylation

Anagrams

• Aikens, Eakins, Sekani, enkais, nakies

English

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)paullones are named after Dr. Kenneth Paull, a researcher who worked in the field of AIDS and cancer research at the National Institutes of Health. These compounds were discovered using his COMPARE algorithm and were named in honor of him.

http://cancerres.aacrjournals.org/content/59/11/2566Footnote 6: "We propose the name paullone for the unsubstituted compound and kenpaullone for the 9-bromo analogue to honor the memory of Dr. Kenneth Paull, inventor of the COMPARE algorithm, whose insight, wisdom, and generosity greatly influenced not only this particular work but the whole field of cancer drug discovery."

Noun

paullone (plural paullones)

1. Any of a class of compounds that inhibit cyclin-dependent kinases that regulate cell division, apoptosis etc.