noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any of various enzymes that catalyze the transfer of a functional group, such as amine or phosphate from one molecule to another.
2. 2
   any of various enzymes that move a chemical group from one compound to another compound wordnet

Etymology

From transfer + -ase.

Related phrases

carboxyl methyltransferaseornithine carbamoyltransferasepeptidyl transferasephosphate acetyltransferasephosphoribosylaminoimidazolecarboxamide formyltransferaseterminal deoxynucleotidyl transferasefunctional group

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