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acetyltransferase
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acetyltransferase /ac·e·tyl·trans·fer·ase/ (as″ĕ-til-) (as″ĕ-tēl-trans´fer-ās) any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the transfer of an acetyl group from one substance to another.
a·ce·tyl·trans·fer·ase (-stl-trnsf-rs, -rz, s-tl-)
n.
An enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of acetyl groups from one compound to another. Also called acetylase, transacetylase.
acetyltransferase
[-trans′fərās]
any of several enzymes that transfer acetyl groups from one compound to another.


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