"formyltransferase" meaning in All languages combined

See formyltransferase on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: formyltransferases [plural]
Etymology: From formyl + transferase. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|formyl|transferase}} formyl + transferase Head templates: {{en-noun}} formyltransferase (plural formyltransferases)
  1. (biochemistry) Any transferase that catalyses the transfer of a formyl group Derived forms: phosphoribosylaminoimidazolecarboxamide formyltransferase

Inflected forms

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