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trans·fer·ase
(trăns′fə-rās′, -rāz′)n.
Any of a class of enzymes that catalyze the transfer of a chemical group, such as a phosphate or amine, from one molecule to another.
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transferase
(ˈtrænsfəˌreɪs)n
(Biochemistry) any enzyme that catalyses the transfer of a chemical group from one substance to another
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trans•fer•ase
(ˈtræns fəˌreɪs, -ˌreɪz)n.
any of a group of enzymes, as the transaminases, that effect the transfer of an organic group from one compound to another.
[1945–50]
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Noun | 1. | transferase - any of various enzymes that move a chemical group from one compound to another compound enzyme - any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions ribonuclease, ribonucleinase, RNase - a transferase that catalyzes the hydrolysis of ribonucleic acid aminopherase, aminotransferase, transaminase - a class of transferases that catalyze transamination (that transfer an amino group from an amino acid to another compound) |
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transférase
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