transferase
noun
trans·fer·ase
ˈtran(t)s-(ˌ)fər-ˌās 
-ˌāz
: an enzyme that promotes transfer of a group from one molecule to another
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Acrylamide reacts with other proteins in the body as soon as it is absorbed, Coughlin adds, and is also detoxified by an enzyme called glutathione transferase.
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Kendall Powell, Discover Magazine, 17 July 2018
The drug inhibits an enzyme, farnesyl transferase, that activates a number of proteins, some of which are involved in cancer.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 June 2019
Their argument centers on the relative simplicity of the ribosomal core, more formally known as the peptidyl transferase center (PTC).
—Quanta Magazine, 16 Feb. 2016
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Kendall Powell, Discover Magazine, 17 July 2018
The drug inhibits an enzyme, farnesyl transferase, that activates a number of proteins, some of which are involved in cancer.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 June 2019
Their argument centers on the relative simplicity of the ribosomal core, more formally known as the peptidyl transferase center (PTC).
—Quanta Magazine, 16 Feb. 2016
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transferase
noun
trans·fer·ase
ˈtran(t)s-(ˌ)fər-ˌās, -ˌāz
: an enzyme that promotes transfer of a group from one molecule to another
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