Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

farnesyltranstransferase

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
far-ne-syl-transtrans-ferase
IPA
33
Scrabble Score
24
Letters
5
Syllables
9
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What does farnesyltranstransferase mean?
An enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction trans,trans-farnesyl diphosphate + isopentenyl diphosphate ⇌ diphosphate + geranylgeranyl diphosphate, involved in steroid and terpenoid biosynthesis.

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