Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gamma-glutamyltransferase

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gam-ma-g-lu-tamyl-trans-ferase
IPA

38

Scrabble Score

24

Letters

7

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A transferase that catalyzes the transfer of gamma-glutamyl functional groups from molecules such as glutathione to an acceptor that may be an amino acid, a peptide or water.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

gamma-glutamyltransferases (plural)

Questions

What does gamma-glutamyltransferase mean?: A transferase that catalyzes the transfer of gamma-glutamyl functional groups from molecules such as glutathione to an acceptor that may be an amino acid, a peptide or water.

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