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creatine kinase
(redirected from Phosphocreatine kinase)

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creatine kinase [¦krē·ə‚tēn ′kī‚nās]
(biochemistry)
An enzyme of vertebrate skeletal and myocardial muscle that catalyzes the transfer of a high-energy phosphate group from phosphocreatine to adenosine diphosphate with the formation of adenosine triphosphate and creatine.
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Creatine kinase, also known as phosphocreatine kinase or creatine phosphokinase, is an enzyme or type of protein that is found in several tissue types of the human body, including the muscle and the brain.
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