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transaldolase

transaldolase noun: an enzyme of the pentose phosphate pathway that catalyzes the chemical reaction sedoheptulose 7-phosphate + glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate ⇌ erythrose 4-phosphate + fructose 6-phosphate.

Noun

transaldolase (countable and uncountable, plural transaldolases)

  1. An enzyme of the pentose phosphate pathway that catalyzes the chemical reaction sedoheptulose 7-phosphate + glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate ⇌ erythrose 4-phosphate + fructose 6-phosphate.

Forms of transaldolase

pluraltransaldolases

Origin of transaldolase

From trans- + aldol + -ase.

Questions about transaldolase

What does transaldolase mean?
Transaldolase means an enzyme of the pentose phosphate pathway that catalyzes the chemical reaction sedoheptulose 7-phosphate + glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate ⇌ erythrose 4-phosphate + fructose 6-phosphate.
What part of speech is transaldolase?
Transaldolase is a noun.
What is the plural of transaldolase?
The plural of transaldolase is transaldolases.

Words near transaldolase in the dictionary

  1. transadmittance
  2. transadmittances
  3. transafrican
  4. transaldimination
  5. transaldiminations
  6. transaldolase
  7. transaldolases
  8. transallelic
  9. transalpine
  10. Transalpine Gaulish
  11. Transalpines

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