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Acetyltransferase

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cholinenoun(organic chemistry) A hydroxy quaternary ammonium compound with formula (CH₃)₃N⁺CH₂CH₂OHX⁻. It is an essential nutrient for cardiovascular and brain health and for cell membrane formation.
transacetylasenoun(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.
transacylasenoun(biochemistry) acyltransferase
acetylasenoun(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes acetylation or deacetylation
acetylatasenoun(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses acetylation
acyltransferasenoun(biochemistry) Any of several transferase enzymes that catalyze the transfer of acyl groups between lipids.
acetylizernounSynonym of acetylator.
transacyclasenounMisspelling of transacylase. [(biochemistry) acyltransferase]
deacetyltransferasenoun(biochemistry) Any of a class of enzymes that remove acetyl groups, especially from a lysine residue of a histone
phosphate acetyltransferasenoun(biochemistry) A transferase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction acetyl-CoA + phosphate ⇌ CoA + acetyl phosphate.
acetylhydrolasenoun(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolytic removal of an acetyl group
acetoacetasenoun(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of an acetoacetate
acetylglucosaminyltransferasenoun(biochemistry) An enzyme that adds acetylglucosamine to heptose residues of bacterial cell walls
autoacetylationnoun(biochemistry) The intramolecular acetylation of histone acetyltransferase that functions as a control mechanism in gene expression
acetylmannosaminyltransferasenoun(biochemistry) Any transferase whose substrate is a derivative of acetylmannosamine.
aminoacyltransferasenoun(biochemistry) Any acyltransferase enzyme that acts upon an amino group.
acetylomenoun(biochemistry) The complete set of protein acetylations of an organism
phosphotransacetylasenounSynonym of phosphate acetyltransferase.
acetylproteomenoun(biochemistry) The complete set of acetylases in a particular organism
adenosyltransferasenoun(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of an adenosyl group, for example from ATP to an amino acid

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