TRANSAMINASE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A class of transferases that catalyze transamination (that transfer an amino group from an amino acid to another compound)

Synonyms:

aminopherase; aminotransferase; transaminase

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("transaminase" is a kind of...):

transferase (any of various enzymes that move a chemical group from one compound to another compound)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "transaminase"):

glutamic oxalacetic transaminase; glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (an enzyme involved in transamination)

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