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Transferase

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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.

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