Isopentenyltransferase

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any transferase that catalyses the transfer of an isopentenyl group

    "The rate-limiting step for cytokinin biosynthesis involves a group of isopentenyltransferase (IPT) enzymes."

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"The rate-limiting step for cytokinin biosynthesis involves a group of isopentenyltransferase (IPT) enzymes."

Etymology

From isopentenyl + transferase.

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