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isopentenyltransferase

isopentenyltransferase noun: any transferase that catalyses the transfer of an isopentenyl group.

Noun

isopentenyltransferase (plural isopentenyltransferases)

  1. Any transferase that catalyses the transfer of an isopentenyl group
    • The rate-limiting step for cytokinin biosynthesis involves a group of isopentenyltransferase (IPT) enzymes.2015 April 23, Simon Moore et al., “Spatiotemporal modelling of hormonal crosstalk explains the level and patterning of hormones and gene expression in Arabidopsis thaliana wild-type and mutant...

Forms of isopentenyltransferase

pluralisopentenyltransferases

Origin of isopentenyltransferase

From isopentenyl + transferase.

Questions about isopentenyltransferase

What does isopentenyltransferase mean?
Isopentenyltransferase means any transferase that catalyses the transfer of an isopentenyl group.
What part of speech is isopentenyltransferase?
Isopentenyltransferase is a noun.
What is the plural of isopentenyltransferase?
The plural of isopentenyltransferase is isopentenyltransferases.

Words near isopentenyltransferase in the dictionary

  1. isopentenyl
  2. isopentenyladenine
  3. isopentenyladenosine
  4. isopentenylation
  5. isopentenyls
  6. isopentenyltransferase
  7. isopentenyltransferases
  8. isopentyl
  9. isopentylamine
  10. isopentyls
  11. isopepsin

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