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TRANSAMINASE
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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:
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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