sortase

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noun

Any of a group of prokaryotic enzymes that form pili through cleavage and isopeptide bonding of precursors

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Meanings

nounsortase (plural sortases)

plural sortases

  1. biochemistryAny of a group of prokaryotic enzymes that form pili through cleavage and isopeptide bonding of precursors

Origin

From sort + -ase.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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