aminotransferase

[ uh-mee-noh-trans-fuh-reys, -reyz, am-uh-noh- ]

/ əˌmi noʊˈtræns fəˌreɪs, -ˌreɪz, ˌæm ə noʊ- /

noun Biochemistry.

transaminase.

Nearby words

aminophylline,
aminoplast,
aminopyrine,
aminosuccinic acid,
aminosugar,
aminuria,
amiodarone,
amiodarone hydrochloride,
amir,
amirate

Origin of aminotransferase

First recorded in 1960–65; amino- + transferase

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Medicine 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