| ERASE | • erase v. (Transitive) to remove markings or information. • erase v. (Transitive) To obliterate information from (a storage medium), such as to clear or (with magnetic storage)… • erase v. (Transitive) To obliterate (information) from a storage medium, such as to clear or to overwrite. |
| ESTERASE | • esterase n. (Biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of an ester. • ESTERASE n. any of a number of enzymes that catalyse the hydrolysis of an ester. |
| EPIMERASE | • epimerase n. (Biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the stereochemical inversion of the configuration about an… • EPIMERASE n. an enzyme which catalyses inversion at an asymmetric carbon atom in a molecule containing more than one such atom. |
| ISOMERASE | • isomerase n. Any enzyme which catalyzes the conversion of one isomeric form of a chemical compound to another. • ISOMERASE n. an enzyme which speeds up the conversion of one isomeric compound to another isomeric form. |
| LUCIFERASE | • luciferase n. (Biochemistry) Any one of a group of enzymes that produce bioluminescence by oxidizing luciferin. • LUCIFERASE n. an oxidising enzyme in the luminous organs of certain animals that acts on luciferin to produce bioluminescence. |
| POLYMERASE | • polymerase n. (Biochemistry) Any of various enzymes that catalyze the formation of polymers of DNA or RNA using an… • POLYMERASE n. an enzyme present in cell nuclei which promotes the polymerization of DNA. |
| TELOMERASE | • telomerase n. (Biochemistry, genetics) An enzyme in eukaryotic cells that adds a specific sequence of DNA to the telomeres… • TELOMERASE n. an enzyme, found in some cancer cells, that negates the actions of telomeres and enables rapid cell division. |
| TRANSFERASE | • transferase n. (Biochemistry) Any of various enzymes that catalyze the transfer of a functional group, such as amine… • TRANSFERASE n. an enzyme that promotes transfer of a group from one molecule to another. |
| TOPOISOMERASE | • topoisomerase n. (Biochemistry) Any of several enzymes that affect the topology of DNA, especially ones that relax supercoiling. • TOPOISOMERASE n. any of a class of enzymes that reduce supercoiling in DNA by breaking and rejoining one or both strands of the DNA molecule. |
| CHOLINESTERASE | • cholinesterase n. (Biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of choline-based esters (acetylcholine or butyrylcholine). • CHOLINESTERASE n. an enzyme which breaks down a choline ester into choline and an acid, esp. acetylcholine into choline and acetic acid. |
| PECTINESTERASE | • pectinesterase n. (Biochemistry) A ubiquitous cell-wall-associated enzyme that presents several isoforms that facilitate… • PECTINESTERASE n. an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of pectins into pectic acids and methanol. |