Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various enzymes that catalyze the transfer of a chemical group, such as a phosphate or amine, from one molecule to another.
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- noun biochemistry Any of various
enzymes thatcatalyze thetransfer of afunctional group , such asamine orphosphate from onemolecule to another.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun any of various enzymes that move a chemical group from one compound to another compound
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Examples
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The reaction is catalyzed by Arg tRNA-protein transferase, a known protein with an hitherto unknown function.
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Ensuing discoveries of other natural catalytic RNAs that could cleave and ligate phosphodiester bonds, and the very recent observation that the region surrounding the peptidyl transferase center of a bacterial
The RNA World 2010
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Identification of a specific telomere terminal transferase activity in Tetrahymena extracts.
The 2009 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine - Press Release 2009
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N-acetyl transferase genotypes in relation to risk of developing systemic lupus erythematosus.
The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008
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N-acetyl transferase genotypes in relation to risk of developing systemic lupus erythematosus.
The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008
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Determination of glutathione S-transferase me and theta polymorphisms in neurological disease.
Mark Hyman, MD: 9 Steps to Reverse Dementia and Memory Loss As You Age 2010
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Glutathione S-transferase P1 and T1 gene polymorphisms predict longitudinal course and age at onset of Alzheimer's disease.
Mark Hyman, MD: 9 Steps to Reverse Dementia and Memory Loss As You Age 2010
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Glutathione S-transferase P1 * C allelic variant increases susceptibility for late-onset Alzheimer's disease: Association study and relationship with Apolipoprotein E4 allele.
Mark Hyman, MD: 9 Steps to Reverse Dementia and Memory Loss As You Age 2010
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Glutathione s-transferase polymorphism, metallothionein expression, and mercury levels among students in Austria.
Mark Hyman, MD: 9 Steps to Reverse Dementia and Memory Loss As You Age 2010
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Glutathione S-transferase P1 * C allelic variant increases susceptibility for late-onset Alzheimer's disease: Association study and relationship with Apolipoprotein E4 allele.
Mark Hyman, MD: 9 Steps to Reverse Dementia and Memory Loss As You Age 2010
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