English Explanatory Dictionary

transferase

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any of various enzymes that catalyze the transfer of a functional group, such as amine or phosphate from one molecule to another.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

transferase transferases

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-t Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Proto-Italic *trāns- Latin trāns- Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Italic *ferō Latin ferō Latin trānsferōder. English transfer Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwísder. Ancient Greek διά (diá) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ- (dĭă-) Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi Ancient Greek ῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ) Ancient Greek δῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs) English diastase English -ase English transferase From transfer + -ase.

Derived words

abequosyltransferase acetylgalactosaminylphosphotransferase acetylgalactosaminyltransferase acetylglucosaminephosphotransferase acetylglucosaminyltransferase acetylmannosaminyltransferase acetyltransferase acyltransferase adenosyltransferase adenyltransferase adenylyltransferase alkyltransferase amidinotransferase amidophosphoribosyltransferase amidotransferase aminoacyltransferase aminomethyltransferase aminotransferase arabinofuranosyltransferase arabinosyltransferase arginyltransferase arylsulfotransferase arylsulphotransferase benzoyltransferase butyryltransferase caffeoyltransferase carbamoyltransferase carbamyltransferase carboxyl methyltransferase carboxylmethyltransferase carboxyltransferase carboxymethyltransferase carboxytransferase cholinephosphotransferase cyclotransferase cytidyltransferase cytidylyltransferase deacetyltransferase deoxycytidyltransferase deoxynucleotidylexotransferase deoxynucleotidyltransferase deoxyribosyltransferase deoxytransferase dimethylallyltranstransferase dimethyltransferase diphosphotransferase ethanolaminephosphotransferase exotransferase farnesyltransferase farnesyltranstransferase feruloyltransferase formiminotransferase formyltransferase fructosyltransferase fructotransferase fucosyltransferase galactosyltransferase galacturonosyltransferase geranylgeranyltransferase geranyltransferase

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