Transferase


noun, Biochemistry.
1.
any of the class of enzymes, as the transaminases that catalyze the transfer of an organic group from one compound to another.
noun
1.
any enzyme that catalyses the transfer of a chemical group from one substance to another

transferase trans·fer·ase (trāns’fə-rās’, -rāz’)
n.
Any of various enzymes that catalyze the transfer of a chemical group, such as a phosphate or an amine, from one molecule to another.

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