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Transferase

transferase

(Science: enzyme) A suffix to the name of an enzyme indicating that it transfers a specific grouping from one molecule to another, for example acyl transferases transfer acyl groups.


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can galactose be convert into fructose?

... could never utilize any other sugar than fructose or glucose. Galactose for example can be converted to glucose via Galactose-1-phosphate uridyl transferase. fructose can be phosphorylated by fructokinase, from where it enters the glycolysis pathway, which can then generate glucose by running ...

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by MrMistery
Sat Aug 29, 2009 2:36 pm
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: can galactose be convert into fructose?
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Radioactivity Q

Can anyone offer any help on the following Q: The enzyme deoxynucleotidyl terminal transferase (TdT) catalyses the addition of dNTPs onto the 3’ ends of double stranded DNA molecules. In an experiment to determine the rate at which the TdT added dNTPs to the 3’ end ...

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by monkey07
Tue May 05, 2009 4:18 pm
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: Radioactivity Q
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About DNA & RNA

Could you ccheck if they are correct: This is matching with DNA and RNA enzymes 1.polymerase 2. helicases 3.topoisomerases 4.peptidyl transferase 5.single strand binding protein 6.aminoactyl tRNA synthase 7. ligase 8.primase a. prohibits super-coiling of DNA molecule b. repairs the 'nick' ...

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by wille2511
Wed Dec 05, 2007 2:10 am
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: About DNA & RNA
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TMPT

... identifies the sequence within a particular database. I don’t know that there’s anything wrong in saying the TPMT gene expresses Thiopurine methyl transferase.

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by blcr11
Mon Oct 15, 2007 12:19 am
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: TMPT
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Struggling with Vector Cloning Project

... that could be used to express my target protein - FAS2 (arabidopsis thaliana fasciata 2) as a recombinant fusion protein with glutathione S transferase in a bacterial host Okay now I'm sorry if this is a REALLY stupid question, but my University has pretty much piled this assignment on us ...

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by annakarenina
Wed Sep 05, 2007 7:17 pm
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: Struggling with Vector Cloning Project
Replies: 1
Views: 454
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