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acetylglucosaminyltransferase

acetylglucosaminyltransferase noun: an enzyme that adds acetylglucosamine to heptose residues of bacterial cell walls.

Noun

acetylglucosaminyltransferase (plural acetylglucosaminyltransferases)

  1. An enzyme that adds acetylglucosamine to heptose residues of bacterial cell walls

Forms of acetylglucosaminyltransferase

pluralacetylglucosaminyltransferases

Questions about acetylglucosaminyltransferase

What does acetylglucosaminyltransferase mean?
Acetylglucosaminyltransferase means an enzyme that adds acetylglucosamine to heptose residues of bacterial cell walls.
What part of speech is acetylglucosaminyltransferase?
Acetylglucosaminyltransferase is a noun.
What is the plural of acetylglucosaminyltransferase?
The plural of acetylglucosaminyltransferase is acetylglucosaminyltransferases.

Words near acetylglucosaminyltransferase in the dictionary

  1. acetylglucosaminidase
  2. acetylglucosaminidases
  3. acetylglucosaminyl
  4. acetylglucosaminylation
  5. acetylglucosaminylglycopeptide
  6. acetylglucosaminyltransferase
  7. acetylglucosaminyltransferases
  8. acetylglutamate
  9. acetylglutamates
  10. acetylglutamic acid
  11. acetylglycine

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