transferase

transferase [trans-fuh-reys, -reyz] Word Origin noun Biochemistry.

1. any of the class of enzymes, as the transaminases that catalyze the transfer of an organic group from one compound to another.

Origin of transferase First recorded in 1945–50; transfer + -ase British Dictionary definitions for transferase transferase noun

1. any enzyme that catalyses the transfer of a chemical group from one substance to another

transferase in Medicine transferase [trăns′fə-rās′, -rāz′] n.

1. Any of various enzymes that catalyze the transfer of a chemical group, such as a phosphate or an amine, from one molecule to another.