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sialyltransferase

sialyltransferase noun: any of a class of enzymes that catalyze the transfer of sialic acid moieties (especially to certain glycolipids).

Noun

sialyltransferase (plural sialyltransferases)

  1. Any of a class of enzymes that catalyze the transfer of sialic acid moieties (especially to certain glycolipids)

Forms of sialyltransferase

pluralsialyltransferases

Origin of sialyltransferase

From sialyl + transferase.

Words formed from sialyltransferase

Questions about sialyltransferase

What does sialyltransferase mean?
Sialyltransferase means any of a class of enzymes that catalyze the transfer of sialic acid moieties (especially to certain glycolipids).
What part of speech is sialyltransferase?
Sialyltransferase is a noun.
What is the plural of sialyltransferase?
The plural of sialyltransferase is sialyltransferases.

Words near sialyltransferase in the dictionary

  1. sialyllactosides
  2. sialyloligosaccharide
  3. sialyloligosaccharides
  4. sialylpentasaccharide
  5. sialylpentasaccharides
  6. sialyltransferase
  7. sialyltransferases
  8. sialyltrisaccharide
  9. sialyltrisaccharides
  10. sialysaccharide
  11. sialysaccharides

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