aminotransferase a·mi·no·trans·fer·ase (ə-mē'nō-trāns'fə-rās', -rāz', ām'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. Also called aminopherase, transaminase.
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |