mutase
mutase noun: an isomerase that catalyzes the shifting of a functional group from one position to another within the same molecule.
Noun
mutase (plural mutases)
- An isomerase that catalyzes the shifting of a functional group from one position to another within the same molecule
Forms of mutase
| plural | mutases |
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Origin of mutase
From mutate + -ase?
Words formed from mutase
- aldoketomutase
- aminomutase
- bisphosphoglycerate mutase
- glucomutase
- hypermutase
- oxomutase
- phosphoacetylglucosamine mutase
- phosphoenolpyruvate mutase
- phosphofructomutase
- phosphoglucomutase
- phosphoglucosamine mutase
- phosphoglycerate mutase
- phosphoglyceromutase
- phosphomutase
Questions about mutase
- What does mutase mean?
- Mutase means an isomerase that catalyzes the shifting of a functional group from one position to another within the same molecule.
- What part of speech is mutase?
- Mutase is a noun.
- What is the plural of mutase?
- The plural of mutase is mutases.
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