sulfurylase

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English

Etymology

From sulfuryl +‎ -ase.

Noun

sulfurylase (plural sulfurylases)

  1. (biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of sulfate, typically to a form of ATP
    • 2015, Lenny H.E. Winkel et al., “Selenium Cycling Across Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Interfaces: A Critical Review”, in Nutrients, volume 7, →DOI:
      The mechanism underlying the enhanced S assimilation may be upregulated expression of genes involved in S/Se assimilation, particularly ATP sulfurylase and APS reductase [33,180].

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