An enzyme that catalyses the reversible reaction by which adenosine diphosphate (ADP) is converted to adenosine monophosphate (AMP) and adenosine triphosphate (ATP); abbreviated ADK.
Origin
1950s.
Definition of adenylate kinase in US English:
adenylate kinase
noun
Biochemistry
An enzyme that catalyses the reversible reaction by which adenosine diphosphate (ADP) is converted to adenosine monophosphate (AMP) and adenosine triphosphate (ATP); abbreviated ADK.