Transferase

Word TRANSFERASE
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Definitions and meanings of "Transferase"

What do we mean by transferase?

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

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

Any of various enzymes that move a chemical group from one compound to another compound noun

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

A Peptidyl transferase is the primary enzymatic functional part of the ribosome, which forms peptide links between adjacent amino acids using tRNAs during the translation process of protein biosynthesis. Urban Dictionary

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The word "transferase" in example sentences

The reaction is catalyzed by Arg tRNA-protein transferase, a known protein with an hitherto unknown function. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Ensuing discoveries of other natural catalytic RNAs that could cleave and ligate phosphodiester bonds, and the very recent observation that the region surrounding the peptidyl transferase center of a bacterial ❋ Unknown (2010)

Identification of a specific telomere terminal transferase activity in Tetrahymena extracts. ❋ Unknown (2009)

N-acetyl transferase genotypes in relation to risk of developing systemic lupus erythematosus. ❋ Donna Jackson Nakazawa (2008)

"Glutathione transferase null genotype, broccoli, and lower prevalence of colorectal adenomas." ❋ Unknown (2010)

Glutathione S-transferase P1 and T1 gene polymorphisms predict longitudinal course and age at onset of Alzheimer's disease. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Glutathione S-transferase P1 * C allelic variant increases susceptibility for late-onset Alzheimer's disease: Association study and relationship with Apolipoprotein E4 allele. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Determination of glutathione S-transferase me and theta polymorphisms in neurological disease. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Glutathione s-transferase polymorphism, metallothionein expression, and mercury levels among students in Austria. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Studies indicate that it raises the levels of two key liver detoxification enzymes UDP glucoronyl transferase and glutathione S-transferase. ❋ M.D. Nicholas Perricone (2010)

The ghrelin hormone is unique in that it requires acylation (the addition of a fatty acid) by a specific enzyme (ghrelin O-acyl transferase, or GOAT) for activation. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In Bacteria, the [50S] (23S [component]) [ribosome] subunit contains the peptidyl transferase component and acts as a ribozyme. In eukaryotic cells, the 60S (28S component) ribosome subunit contains the peptidyl transferase component and acts as the ribozyme. ❋ HistorianXXV (2011)

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