"transacetylase" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: transacetylases [plural]
Etymology: trans- + acetyl + -ase Etymology templates: {{confix|en|trans|acetyl|ase}} trans- + acetyl + -ase Head templates: {{en-noun}} transacetylase (plural transacetylases)
  1. (biochemistry) 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. Wikipedia link: transacetylase Categories (topical): Enzymes Synonyms: acetyltransferase Related terms: coenzyme A Translations (transacetylase): asetyylitransferaasi (Finnish), Transacetylase [feminine] (German), acetylotransferaza [feminine] (Polish), acetiltransferasa [feminine] (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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