galactosyltransferase
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Etymology
From galactosyl + transferase.
Pronunciation
Noun
galactosyltransferase (plural galactosyltransferases)
- (biochemistry) Any glycosyltransferase enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of galactose entities.
- 1999, Matt Ridley, Genome, Harper Perennial, published 2004, page 138:
- The gene is the recipe for galactosyl transferase, an enzyme, i.e. a protein with the ability to catalyse a chemical reaction.