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mutase

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mu·tase   (myōō'tās, -tāz)   
n.  An enzyme that catalyzes the shifting of a chemical group from one position to another within the same molecule.

[Latin mūtāre, to change, move; see mutate + -ase.]
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Main Entry: mu·tase
Pronunciation: 'myü-"tAs, -"tAz
Function: noun
: any of various enzymes that catalyze molecular rearrangements and especiallythose involving the transfer of phosphate from one hydroxyl group to another in the same molecule
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mutase mu·tase (my&oomacr;'tās, -tāz)
n.
Any enzyme that catalyzes the rearrangement of atoms within a molecule, especially one that causes the transfer of a phosphate group from one carbon atom to another.

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