transferase

[ trans-fuh-reys, -reyz ]
/ ˈtræns fəˌreɪs, -ˌreɪz /

noun Biochemistry.

any of the class of enzymes, as the transaminases that catalyze the transfer of an organic group from one compound to another.

Origin of transferase

First recorded in 1945–50; transfer + -ase

Words nearby transferase

transfer pricing, transfer rna, transfer station, transferable vote, transferal, transferase, transferee, transference, transference number, transferential, transfermium

British Dictionary definitions for transferase

transferase
/ (ˈtrænsfəˌreɪs) /

noun

any enzyme that catalyses the transfer of a chemical group from one substance to another

Medical definitions for transferase

transferase
[ trăns′fə-rās′, -rāz′ ]

n.

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