phosphorylase, kinase?

Question

what's the difference between a phosphorylase and a kinase? or are they different names for the same class of proteins?

Answer 1

Phosphorylase helps add a phosphate from an inorganic phosphate to an acceptor.

Phosphatase helps remove a phosphate from a donor.

Kinase helps transfer a phosphate from a donor to an acceptor. (in other words, it combines the functionality of a Phosphorylase and a Phosphatase).