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mutase

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noun

An enzyme that catalyzes the shifting of a chemical group from one position to another within the same molecule.

Origin of mutase

Latin mūtāre to change, move ; see mutate . -ase

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Noun

(plural mutases)

  1. (biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the shifting of a functional group from one position to another within the same molecule.
Origin

mutate +"Ž -ase?

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mutase - Medical Definition

n.

An enzyme that catalyzes the shifting of a chemical group from one position to another within the same molecule.
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