TRANSFERASE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does transferase mean? 

• TRANSFERASE (noun)
  The noun TRANSFERASE has 1 sense:

1. any of various enzymes that move a chemical group from one compound to another compound

  Familiarity information: TRANSFERASE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TRANSFERASE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of various enzymes that move a chemical group from one compound to another compound

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("transferase" is a kind of...):

enzyme (any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "transferase"):

ribonuclease; ribonucleinase; RNase (a transferase that catalyzes the hydrolysis of ribonucleic acid)

aminopherase; aminotransferase; transaminase (a class of transferases that catalyze transamination (that transfer an amino group from an amino acid to another compound))

 Context examples 

It belongs to the family of drugs called glycinamide ribonucleotide formyl transferase inhibitors.

(AG2037, NCI Dictionary)

The determination of the amount of carnitine Acetyl transferase present in a sample.

(Carnitine Acetyl Transferase Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

S-transferase P1-1 is an enzyme that is overexpressed in many human malignancies.

(Canfosfamide Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

Glutathione S-transferase P1-1 is an enzyme that is overexpressed in many human malignancies.

(Canfosfamide, NCI Thesaurus)

This binding process inhibits peptidyl transferase activity and interferes with translocation of amino acids during translation and assembly of proteins.

(Erythromycin, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

It inhibits the polymerization of cell wall arabinan of arabinogalactan and lipoarabinomannan by blocking arabinosyl transferases and induces the accumulation of D-arabinofuranosyl-P-decaprenol, an intermediate in arabinan biosynthesis.

(Ethambutol, NCI Thesaurus)

The determination of the amount of Pi glutathione-s-transferase present in a sample.

(Pi Glutathione S-Transferase Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes geranylgeranyl transferase type-1 beta subunit protein, plays a role in plays a role in the post-translational modification of certain proteins via the addition of a geranylgeranyl group.

(PGGT1B wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

A modulator of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) activity and inhibitor of the enzyme orotate phosphoribosyl-transferase (OPRT), with chemoprotective activity.

(Oteracil, NCI Thesaurus)

A liposomal small-molecule glutathione analog inhibitor of glutathione S-transferase (GST) P1-1 with hematopoiesis-stimulating activity.

(Ezatiostat Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)