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peptidyltransferase

peptidyltransferase noun: an aminoacyltransferase involved in protein biosynthesis.

Noun

peptidyltransferase (countable and uncountable, plural peptidyltransferases)

  1. An aminoacyltransferase involved in protein biosynthesis.

Forms of peptidyltransferase

pluralpeptidyltransferases

Origin of peptidyltransferase

From peptidyl + transferase.

Questions about peptidyltransferase

What does peptidyltransferase mean?
Peptidyltransferase means an aminoacyltransferase involved in protein biosynthesis.
What part of speech is peptidyltransferase?
Peptidyltransferase is a noun.
What is the plural of peptidyltransferase?
The plural of peptidyltransferase is peptidyltransferases.

Words near peptidyltransferase in the dictionary

  1. peptidylnucleoside
  2. peptidylnucleosides
  3. peptidylprolyl
  4. peptidylprolyl isomerase
  5. peptidylprolyl isomerases
  6. peptidyltransferase
  7. peptidyltransferases
  8. peptiglycan
  9. peptiglycans
  10. peptisable
  11. peptisation

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