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amidoligase

amidoligase noun: any ligase that catalyses the binding of an amido group, but especially one that catalyses the transfer of such a group from glutamine.

Noun

amidoligase (plural amidoligases)

  1. Any ligase that catalyses the binding of an amido group, but especially one that catalyses the transfer of such a group from glutamine

Forms of amidoligase

pluralamidoligases

Origin of amidoligase

From amido + ligase.

Questions about amidoligase

What does amidoligase mean?
Amidoligase means any ligase that catalyses the binding of an amido group, but especially one that catalyses the transfer of such a group from glutamine.
What part of speech is amidoligase?
Amidoligase is a noun.
What is the plural of amidoligase?
The plural of amidoligase is amidoligases.

Words near amidoligase in the dictionary

  1. amidohydrolases
  2. amidohydrolyses
  3. amidohydrolysis
  4. amidohydrolytic
  5. amidol
  6. amidoligase
  7. amidoligases
  8. amidols
  9. amidolysis
  10. amidolytic
  11. amidolytically

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