farnesyltranstransferase

noun

An enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction trans,trans-farnesyl diphosphate + isopentenyl diphosphate ⇌ diphosphate + geranylgeranyl diphosphate, involved in steroid and terpenoid biosynthesis.

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Meanings

nounfarnesyltranstransferase (usually uncountable, plural farnesyltranstransferases)

plural farnesyltranstransferases

  1. uncountableusuallybiochemistryAn enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction trans,trans-farnesyl diphosphate + isopentenyl diphosphate ⇌ diphosphate + geranylgeranyl diphosphate, involved in steroid and terpenoid biosynthesis.
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