megasynthase
megasynthase noun: a large, complex synthase (that produces a specific natural product as if on an assembly line).
Noun
megasynthase (plural megasynthases)
- A large, complex synthase (that produces a specific natural product as if on an assembly line)
- A long, multi-domain olefin megasynthase was translationally coupled to a reporter protein or antibiotic resistance marker as a way to monitor and improve its translation elongation via synonymous codon mutations ( 34 ).2015 June 27, Tian Tian, Howard M. Salis, “A predictive biophysical model of translational coupling to coordinate and control protein expression in bacterial operons”, in Nucleic Acids Research...
Forms of megasynthase
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Origin of megasynthase
From mega- + synthase.
Questions about megasynthase
- What does megasynthase mean?
- Megasynthase means a large, complex synthase (that produces a specific natural product as if on an assembly line).
- What part of speech is megasynthase?
- Megasynthase is a noun.
- What is the plural of megasynthase?
- The plural of megasynthase is megasynthases.
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