transacetylase

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of an acetyl group from one molecule to another. It is produced by the ‘a’ structural gene of the lac operon.

Word forms

transacetylase transacetylases

Etymology

From trans- + acetyl + -ase.

Related words

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