"translocase" meaning in English

See translocase in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: translocases [plural]
Etymology: Blend of translocate + -ase. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|translocate|-ase}} Blend of translocate + -ase Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} translocase (countable and uncountable, plural translocases)
  1. (biochemistry) An enzyme that assists in moving another molecule, usually across a membrane. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-translocase-en-noun-gryCj1jr Categories (other): Biochemistry, English blends, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English blends: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. (biochemistry, historical) The protein now called elongation factor G. Tags: countable, historical, uncountable
    Sense id: en-translocase-en-noun-IEDct9Pe Categories (other): Biochemistry, English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ase, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English blends: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ase: 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 66 Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Inflected forms

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