mutase

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noun

An isomerase that catalyzes the shifting of a functional group from one position to another within the same molecule

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Meanings

nounmutase (plural mutases)

plural mutases

  1. biochemistryAn isomerase that catalyzes the shifting of a functional group from one position to another within the same molecule

Origin

From mutate + -ase?

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Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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