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formyltransferase

formyltransferase noun: any transferase that catalyses the transfer of a formyl group.

Noun

formyltransferase (plural formyltransferases)

  1. Any transferase that catalyses the transfer of a formyl group

Forms of formyltransferase

pluralformyltransferases

Origin of formyltransferase

From formyl + transferase.

Words formed from formyltransferase

Questions about formyltransferase

What does formyltransferase mean?
Formyltransferase means any transferase that catalyses the transfer of a formyl group.
What part of speech is formyltransferase?
Formyltransferase is a noun.
What is the plural of formyltransferase?
The plural of formyltransferase is formyltransferases.

Words near formyltransferase in the dictionary

  1. formylpyridine
  2. formylpyridines
  3. formyls
  4. formyltetrahydrofolate
  5. formyltetrahydrofolates
  6. formyltransferase
  7. formyltransferases
  8. formylurea
  9. formæ
  10. formé
  11. formée

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