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transpeptidase

transpeptidase noun: any enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of an amino or peptide group from one molecule to another.

Noun

transpeptidase (plural transpeptidases)

  1. Any enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of an amino or peptide group from one molecule to another

Forms of transpeptidase

pluraltranspeptidases

Origin of transpeptidase

From trans- + peptidase.

Words formed from transpeptidase

Questions about transpeptidase

What does transpeptidase mean?
Transpeptidase means any enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of an amino or peptide group from one molecule to another.
What part of speech is transpeptidase?
Transpeptidase is a noun.
What is the plural of transpeptidase?
The plural of transpeptidase is transpeptidases.

Words near transpeptidase in the dictionary

  1. transpenetrates
  2. transpenetrating
  3. transpeninsular
  4. transpennine
  5. transpeople
  6. transpeptidase
  7. transpeptidasemia
  8. transpeptidases
  9. transpeptidation
  10. transpeptidations
  11. transpericyte

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