chromomethylase

C3H4R1O1M3O1M3E1T1H4Y4L1A1S1E1

noun

Any enzyme that catalyses the methylation of chromatin

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Meanings

nounchromomethylase (plural chromomethylases)

plural chromomethylases

  1. biochemistryAny enzyme that catalyses the methylation of chromatin

    For the families DNMT2, DNMT3 and chromomethylase, these values are 65, 36–52%, and 53–60%, respectively, for both species.

    2015 August 18, Clelia De-la-Peña et al., “The role of chromatin modifications in somatic embryogenesis in plants”, in Frontiers in Plant Science, volume 6, →DOI

Origin

From chromo- + methylase.

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