aminotransferase

noun

Transaminase.

Similar
transaminaseaminopherase
OriginEnglish transferase ← Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs) ← Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi →
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Meanings

nounaminotransferase (plural aminotransferases)

plural aminotransferases

  1. biochemistryTransaminase.

    Furthermore, wedelolactone also increased the activities of superoxidase dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) and decreased the level of the lipid peroxidation product malondialdehyde (MDA) in the liver, therefore decreasing the activity of alanine aminotransferase (ALT).

    2015 July 14, “Wedelolactone Regulates Lipid Metabolism and Improves Hepatic Steatosis Partly by AMPK Activation and Up-Regulation of Expression of PPARα/LPL and LDLR”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna class of transferases that catalyze transamination (that transfer an amino group from an amino acid to another compound)

Similar
transaminaseaminopherase
Broader
transferase
Also see
aminotransaminasetransaminase

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Egyptianjmn
  2. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  3. LatinAmmōn
  4. Latinammoniacus
  5. Englishammonia
  6. Englishamine
  7. Englishamino-
  8. Englishamino
  9. Proto-Indo-European*terh₂-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*térh₂t
  11. Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂ónts
  12. Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂n̥ts
  13. Proto-Italic*trāns
  14. Proto-Italic*trāns-
  15. Latintrāns-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéreti
  18. Proto-Italic*ferō
  19. Latinferō
  20. Latintrānsferō
  21. Englishtransfer
  22. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  23. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  24. Proto-Indo-European*dwís
  25. Ancient Greekδιά (diá)
  26. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ- (dĭă-)
  27. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  28. Proto-Indo-European*stísteh₂ti
  29. Proto-Hellenic*hístāmi
  30. Ancient Greekῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ)
  31. Ancient Greekδῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ)
  32. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs)
  33. Englishdiastase
  34. Englishtransferase
  35. Englishaminotransferase

From amino + transferase.

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APA

aminotransferase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aminotransferase

MLA

“aminotransferase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aminotransferase. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aminotransferase,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aminotransferase.

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