glycosyltransferase
[ glī′kə-sĭl-trăns′fə-rās′, -rāz′ ]
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n.
An enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of glycosyl groups from one compound to another.
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Words nearby glycosyltransferase
glycostatic, glycosuria, glycosyl, glycosylated hemoglobin, glycosylation, glycosyltransferase, glycotrophic, glycotropic factor, glycuresis, glycuronate, glycuronic acid
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