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aminotransferase
[ uh-mee-noh-trans-fuh-reys, -reyz, am-uh-noh- ]
/ əˌmi noʊˈtræns fəˌreɪs, -ˌreɪz, ˌæm ə noʊ- /
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noun Biochemistry.
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Origin of aminotransferase
First recorded in 1960–65; amino- + transferase
Words nearby aminotransferase
aminoplast, aminopyrine, amino resin, aminosuccinic acid, aminosugar, aminotransferase, aminuria, amiodarone, amiodarone hydrochloride, amir, amirite
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Medical definitions for aminotransferase
aminotransferase
[ ə-mē′nō-trăns′fə-rās′, -rāz′, ăm′ə-nō- ]
n.
Any of various enzymes that catalyze the transfer of an amino group between an alpha-amino acid and usually a specific carbon on a keto acid.aminopherase transaminase
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