Deacetyltransferase

/[ˌdiːəsiːtaɪɫˈtɹɑːnsfəɹeɪz]/ noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any of a class of enzymes that remove acetyl groups, especially from a lysine residue of a histone

Etymology

From de- + acetyl + transferase.

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