isomerase

See also: isomérase

English

Etymology

From isomer +‎ -ase.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /aɪˈsɒməˌɹeɪz/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /aɪˈsɑməˌɹeɪs/

Noun

isomerase (plural isomerases)

1. Any enzyme which catalyzes the conversion of one isomeric form of a chemical compound to another.

Derived terms

• cycloisomerase
• glucose-6-phosphate isomerase
• peptidylprolyl isomerase
• phosphoglucoisomerase
• phosphoglucose isomerase
• phosphoglucoseisomerase
• phosphoisomerase
• phosphoriboisomerase
• photoisomerase
• topoisomerase
• triosephosphateisomerase

 

Translations

enzyme for the conversion of isomeric forms

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 異構酶 / 异构酶 (zh) (yìgòuméi)

• Czech: izomeráza f
• Finnish: isomeraasi
• German: Isomerase f
• Hindi: समावयवेद (samāvayved)
• Italian: isomerasi (it) f
• Polish: izomeraza
• Vietnamese: isomeraza

References

• Oxford English Dictionary