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farnesyltransferase

farnesyltransferase noun: one of the three enzymes in the prenyltransferase group, believed to play an important role in development of progeria and various cancers.

Noun

farnesyltransferase (countable and uncountable, plural farnesyltransferases)

  1. One of the three enzymes in the prenyltransferase group, believed to play an important role in development of progeria and various cancers.

Forms of farnesyltransferase

pluralfarnesyltransferases

Origin of farnesyltransferase

From farnesyl + transferase.

Questions about farnesyltransferase

What does farnesyltransferase mean?
Farnesyltransferase means one of the three enzymes in the prenyltransferase group, believed to play an important role in development of progeria and various cancers.
What part of speech is farnesyltransferase?
Farnesyltransferase is a noun.
What is the plural of farnesyltransferase?
The plural of farnesyltransferase is farnesyltransferases.

Words near farnesyltransferase in the dictionary

  1. farnesylcysteine
  2. farnesylethyl
  3. farnesylpyrophosphate
  4. farnesylpyrophosphates
  5. farnesyls
  6. farnesyltransferase
  7. farnesyltransferases
  8. farnesyltranstransferase
  9. farnesyltranstransferases
  10. Farney
  11. Farneys

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