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glycosyltransferase

glycosyltransferase noun: any of several enzymes that catalyze the transfer of glycosyl groups between biological molecules, especially during the biosynthesis of glycoproteins.

Noun

glycosyltransferase (plural glycosyltransferases)

  1. Any of several enzymes that catalyze the transfer of glycosyl groups between biological molecules, especially during the biosynthesis of glycoproteins

Forms of glycosyltransferase

pluralglycosyltransferases

Origin of glycosyltransferase

From glycosyl + transferase.

Questions about glycosyltransferase

What does glycosyltransferase mean?
Glycosyltransferase means any of several enzymes that catalyze the transfer of glycosyl groups between biological molecules, especially during the biosynthesis of glycoproteins.
What part of speech is glycosyltransferase?
Glycosyltransferase is a noun.
What is the plural of glycosyltransferase?
The plural of glycosyltransferase is glycosyltransferases.

Words near glycosyltransferase in the dictionary

  1. glycosylphosphatidylinositols
  2. glycosylphosphatydilinositol
  3. glycosyls
  4. glycosylsphingolipid
  5. glycosylsphingolipids
  6. glycosyltransferase
  7. glycosyltransferases
  8. glycosynapse
  9. glycosynapses
  10. glycosynthase
  11. glycosynthases

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