fructosyltransferase

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English

Etymology

From fructosyl +‎ transferase.

Noun

fructosyltransferase (plural fructosyltransferases)

  1. (biochemistry) Any transferase that catalyses the transfer of a fructosyl group
    • 2015 September 26, “Valorization of Cheese and Tofu Whey through Enzymatic Synthesis of Lactosucrose”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
      The fructosyltransferase activity was 1.9 U mg −1, where 1 unit is the amount of enzyme required to perform the transfer of 1 μmol of fructose per minute at a working temperature of 37°C and a sucrose concentration of 100 g L −1 at pH 6.0 (50 mM potassium phosphate buffer).