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methyltransferase

methyltransferase noun: any enzyme that catalyzes transmethylation.

Noun

methyltransferase (plural methyltransferases)

  1. Any enzyme that catalyzes transmethylation

Forms of methyltransferase

pluralmethyltransferases

Origin of methyltransferase

From methyl + transferase.

Words formed from methyltransferase

Questions about methyltransferase

What does methyltransferase mean?
Methyltransferase means any enzyme that catalyzes transmethylation.
What part of speech is methyltransferase?
Methyltransferase is a noun.
What is the plural of methyltransferase?
The plural of methyltransferase is methyltransferases.

Words near methyltransferase in the dictionary

  1. methylthiotransferases
  2. methylthiouracil
  3. methylthiourea
  4. methylthioureas
  5. methyltoxoflavin
  6. methyltransferase
  7. methyltransferases
  8. methyltrichlorosilane
  9. methyltrienolone
  10. methyltriethoxysilane
  11. methyltrioxorhenium

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