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glutamyltransferase

glutamyltransferase noun: any enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of a glutamyl group between molecules, especially between proteins.

Noun

glutamyltransferase (plural glutamyltransferases)

  1. Any enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of a glutamyl group between molecules, especially between proteins

Forms of glutamyltransferase

pluralglutamyltransferases

Origin of glutamyltransferase

From glutamyl + transferase.

Words formed from glutamyltransferase

Questions about glutamyltransferase

What does glutamyltransferase mean?
Glutamyltransferase means any enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of a glutamyl group between molecules, especially between proteins.
What part of speech is glutamyltransferase?
Glutamyltransferase is a noun.
What is the plural of glutamyltransferase?
The plural of glutamyltransferase is glutamyltransferases.

Words near glutamyltransferase in the dictionary

  1. glutamylated
  2. glutamylating
  3. glutamylation
  4. glutamylcysteine
  5. glutamyls
  6. glutamyltransferase
  7. glutamyltransferases
  8. glutamyltranspeptidase
  9. glutamyltranspeptidases
  10. glutar-
  11. glutaral

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