isomerase









isomerase


isomerase [ahy-som-uh-reys, -reyz] Word Origin noun Biochemistry.

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

Origin of isomerase First recorded in 1940–45; isomer + -ase British Dictionary definitions for isomerase isomerase noun

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

isomerase in Medicine isomerase [ī-sŏm′ə-rās′] n.

  1. One of a group of enzymes that catalyzes the conversion of one isomer into another.
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