Aminotransferase
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aminotransferase a·mi·no·trans·fer·ase (ə-mē’nō-trāns’fə-rās’, -rāz’, ām’ə-nō-)
n.
Any of various enzymes that catalyze the transfer of an amino group between an alpha-amino acid and usually a specific carbon on a keto acid. Also called aminopherase, transaminase.
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