aminotransferase
[ uh-mee-noh-trans-fuh-reys, -reyz, am-uh-noh- ]
/ əˌmi noʊˈtræns fəˌreɪs, -ˌreɪz, ˌæm ə noʊ- /
noun Biochemistry.
Origin of aminotransferase
First recorded in 1960–65;
amino- +
transferase
Words nearby aminotransferase
aminophylline,
aminoplast,
aminopyrine,
aminosuccinic acid,
aminosugar,
aminotransferase,
aminuria,
amiodarone,
amiodarone hydrochloride,
amir,
amirate
Medical definitions for aminotransferase
aminotransferase
[ ə-mē′nō-trăns′fə-rās′, -rāz′, ăm′ə-nō- ]
n.
Any of various enzymes that catalyze the transfer of an amino group between an alpha-amino acid and usually a specific carbon on a keto acid.
aminopherase transaminase