"mutase" meaning in English

See mutase in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: mutases [plural]
Etymology: From mutate + -ase? Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|mutate|ase}} mutate + -ase Head templates: {{en-noun}} mutase (plural mutases)
  1. (biochemistry) An isomerase that catalyzes the shifting of a functional group from one position to another within the same molecule Wikipedia link: mutase Categories (topical): Enzymes Derived forms: aldoketomutase, aminomutase, bisphosphoglycerate mutase, oxomutase, phosphoacetylglucosamine mutase, phosphoenolpyruvate mutase, phosphoglucomutase, phosphoglucosamine mutase, phosphoglycerate mutase, phosphoglyceromutase

Inflected forms

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