transaminase

[ trans-am-uh-neys, -neyz, tranz- ]
/ trænsˈæm əˌneɪs, -ˌneɪz, trænz- /

noun Biochemistry.

any of a class of enzymes, occurring in most plant and animal tissue, that cause transamination.

Origin of transaminase

First recorded in 1940–45; transamin(ation) + -ase

Words nearby transaminase

transacylase, transaldolation, transalpine, transalpine gaul, transamidination, transaminase, transamination, transannular, transarctic, transatlantic, transaxle

British Dictionary definitions for transaminase

transaminase
/ (trænzˈæmɪˌneɪz, -ˌneɪs) /

noun

biochem an enzyme that catalyses the transfer of an amino group from one molecule, esp an amino acid, to another, esp a keto acid, in the process of transamination

Medical definitions for transaminase

transaminase
[ trăns-ăm′ə-nās′, -nāz′, trănz- ]

n.

aminotransferase