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gamma-glutamyltransferase

gamma-glutamyltransferase noun: a transferase that catalyzes the transfer of gamma-glutamyl functional groups from molecules such as glutathione to an acceptor that may be an amino acid, a peptide or water.

Noun

gamma-glutamyltransferase (countable and uncountable, plural gamma-glutamyltransferases)

  1. A transferase that catalyzes the transfer of gamma-glutamyl functional groups from molecules such as glutathione to an acceptor that may be an amino acid, a peptide or water.

Forms of gamma-glutamyltransferase

pluralgamma-glutamyltransferases

Questions about gamma-glutamyltransferase

What does gamma-glutamyltransferase mean?
Gamma-glutamyltransferase means a transferase that catalyzes the transfer of gamma-glutamyl functional groups from molecules such as glutathione to an acceptor that may be an amino acid, a peptide or water.
What part of speech is gamma-glutamyltransferase?
Gamma-glutamyltransferase is a noun.
What is the plural of gamma-glutamyltransferase?
The plural of gamma-glutamyltransferase is gamma-glutamyltransferases.

Words near gamma-glutamyltransferase in the dictionary

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  2. gamma-aminobutyric acid
  3. gamma-angio-encephalography
  4. gamma-butyrolactone
  5. gamma-encephalography
  6. gamma-glutamyltransferase
  7. gamma-hydroxybutyrate
  8. gamma-hydroxybutyrates
  9. gamma-hydroxybutyric acid
  10. gamma-hydroxybutyric acids
  11. gamma-iron

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