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transaminase
[ trans-am-uh-neys, -neyz, tranz- ]
noun
, Biochemistry.
- any of a class of enzymes, occurring in most plant and animal tissue, that cause transamination.
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
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Word History and Origins
Origin of transaminase1
First recorded in 1940–45; transamin(ation) + -ase
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