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leucyltransferase

leucyltransferase noun: a transferase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction L-leucyl-tRNA + protein ⇌ tRNA + L-leucyl-protein.

Noun

leucyltransferase (uncountable)

  1. A transferase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction L-leucyl-tRNA + protein ⇌ tRNA + L-leucyl-protein.

Origin of leucyltransferase

From leucyl + transferase.

Questions about leucyltransferase

What does leucyltransferase mean?
Leucyltransferase means a transferase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction L-leucyl-tRNA + protein ⇌ tRNA + L-leucyl-protein.
What part of speech is leucyltransferase?
Leucyltransferase is a noun.

Words near leucyltransferase in the dictionary

  1. leucylpeptide
  2. leucylpeptides
  3. leucyls
  4. leucylserine
  5. leucylthreonine
  6. leucyltransferase
  7. leucæmia
  8. leud
  9. Leudal
  10. leudes
  11. leuds

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