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transacetylase

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
transacety-lase
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of an acetyl group from one molecule to another. It is produced by the ‘a’ structural gene of the lac operon.

Etymology

From trans- + acetyl + -ase.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

transacetylases (plural)

Derived Forms

phosphotransacetylase

Phrases

coenzyme A

Frequently Paired Words

coenzyme A

Synonyms

acetyltransferase

Questions

What does transacetylase mean?
Any enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of an acetyl group from one molecule to another. It is produced by the ‘a’ structural gene of the lac operon.
Where does transacetylase come from?
From trans- + acetyl + -ase.

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