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transaminase

[ trans-am-uh-neys, -neyz, tranz- ]

noun

, Biochemistry.
  1. any of a class of enzymes, occurring in most plant and animal tissue, that cause transamination.

transaminase

/ trænzˈæmɪˌneɪz; -ˌneɪs /

noun

  1. 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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Transalpine Gaultransamination

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