gyrase

[ jahy-reys, -reyz ]

/ ˈdʒaɪ reɪs, -reɪz /

noun Biochemistry.

a bacterial enzyme that causes supercoiling of DNA.

Nearby words

gypsy setting, gypsy winch, gypsyhead, gyr-, gyral, gyrase, gyrate, gyrate atrophy of choroid and retina, gyration, gyrator, gyratory

Origin of gyrase

First recorded in 1976; gyr- + -ase

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