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adenosyltransferase

adenosyltransferase noun: any enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of an adenosyl group, for example from ATP to an amino acid.

Noun

adenosyltransferase (plural adenosyltransferases)

  1. Any enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of an adenosyl group, for example from ATP to an amino acid

Forms of adenosyltransferase

pluraladenosyltransferases

Origin of adenosyltransferase

From adenosyl + transferase.

Questions about adenosyltransferase

What does adenosyltransferase mean?
Adenosyltransferase means any enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of an adenosyl group, for example from ATP to an amino acid.
What part of speech is adenosyltransferase?
Adenosyltransferase is a noun.
What is the plural of adenosyltransferase?
The plural of adenosyltransferase is adenosyltransferases.

Words near adenosyltransferase in the dictionary

  1. adenosylhomocysteinases
  2. adenosylhomocysteine
  3. adenosylmethioninase
  4. adenosylmethionine
  5. adenosyls
  6. adenosyltransferase
  7. adenosyltransferases
  8. Adenot
  9. adenotomic
  10. adenotomies
  11. adenotomy

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