different between enzyme vs transacetylase

English

Etymology

From German Enzym, coined 1878 by the German physiologist Wilhelm Kühne from Ancient Greek ?? (en, “in”) +? ???? (zúm?, “sourdough”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??n.za?m/
• Rhymes: -a?m
• Hyphenation: en?zyme

Noun

enzyme (countable and uncountable, plural enzymes)

1. (biochemistry) A globular protein that catalyses a biological chemical reaction.
2. (Christianity) leavened bread, as opposed to azyme

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

• enzyme on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ?? (en, “in”) +? ???? (zúm?, “sourdough”)

Noun

enzyme m or f (plural enzymes)

1. (biochemistry) enzyme

Verb

enzyme

1. first-person singular present indicative of enzymer
2. third-person singular present indicative of enzymer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of enzymer
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of enzymer
5. second-person singular imperative of enzymer

Further reading

• “enzyme” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

trans- +? acetyl +? -ase

Noun

transacetylase (plural transacetylases)

1. (biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of an acetyl group from one molecule to another. It is produced by the ‘a’ structural gene of the lac operon.

Synonyms

• acetyltransferase

Translations

See also

• coenzyme A

Anagrams

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