deacetyltransferase

English

Etymology

de- +‎ acetyl +‎ transferase

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): [ˌdiːəsiːtaɪɫˈtɹɑːnsfəɹeɪz]

Noun

deacetyltransferase (plural deacetyltransferases)

  1. (biochemistry) Any of a class of enzymes that remove acetyl groups, especially from a lysine residue of a histone
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