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aminoacyltransferase

aminoacyltransferase noun: any acyltransferase enzyme that acts upon an amino group.

Noun

aminoacyltransferase (countable and uncountable, plural aminoacyltransferases)

  1. Any acyltransferase enzyme that acts upon an amino group.

Forms of aminoacyltransferase

pluralaminoacyltransferases

Origin of aminoacyltransferase

From amino + acyltransferase.

Questions about aminoacyltransferase

What does aminoacyltransferase mean?
Aminoacyltransferase means any acyltransferase enzyme that acts upon an amino group.
What part of speech is aminoacyltransferase?
Aminoacyltransferase is a noun.
What is the plural of aminoacyltransferase?
The plural of aminoacyltransferase is aminoacyltransferases.

Words near aminoacyltransferase in the dictionary

  1. aminoacylates
  2. aminoacylating
  3. aminoacylation
  4. aminoacylations
  5. aminoacyls
  6. aminoacyltransferase
  7. aminoacyltransferases
  8. aminoadenosine
  9. aminoadenosines
  10. aminoadipate
  11. aminoadipates

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