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trans⋅am⋅i⋅nase

[trans-am-uh-neys, -neyz, tranz-]
–noun Biochemistry.
any of a class of enzymes, occurring in most plant and animal tissue, that cause transamination.

Origin:
1940–45; transamin(ation) + -ase
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Main Entry: trans·am·i·nase
Pronunciation: tran(t)s-'am-&-"nAs, tranz-, -"nAz
Function: noun
: an enzyme-promoting transaminationcalled also aminotransferase
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transaminase trans·am·i·nase (trāns-ām'ə-nās', -nāz', trānz-)
n.
See aminotransferase.

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