isomerase

[ ahy-som-uh-reys, -reyz ]

nounBiochemistry.
  1. any of a class of enzymes that catalyze reactions involving intramolecular rearrangements.

Origin of isomerase

1
First recorded in 1940–45; isomer + -ase

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British Dictionary definitions for isomerase

isomerase

/ (aɪˈsɒməreɪs) /


noun
  1. any enzyme that catalyses the conversion of one isomeric form of a compound to another

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