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transacetylase

transacetylase noun: any enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of an acetyl group from one molecule to another. It is produced by the ‘a’ structural gene of the lac operon.

Noun

transacetylase (plural transacetylases)

  1. Any enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of an acetyl group from one molecule to another. It is produced by the ‘a’ structural gene of the lac operon.

Synonyms of transacetylase

Forms of transacetylase

pluraltransacetylases

Origin of transacetylase

From trans- + acetyl + -ase.

Words formed from transacetylase

Questions about transacetylase

What does transacetylase mean?
Transacetylase means any enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of an acetyl group from one molecule to another. It is produced by the ‘a’ structural gene of the lac operon.
What part of speech is transacetylase?
Transacetylase is a noun.
What is the plural of transacetylase?
The plural of transacetylase is transacetylases.

Words near transacetylase in the dictionary

  1. transabdominal
  2. transabdominally
  3. transability
  4. transabled
  5. transableism
  6. transacetylase
  7. transacetylases
  8. transacetylation
  9. transacetylations
  10. transact
  11. Transact-SQL

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