Enzyme
isomerase Audio
i·som·er·ase [ ahy-som-uh-reys, -reyz ]
Definitions related to isomerase:
  • An enzyme that transfers functional groups to catalyze the geometric or structural rearrangement of atoms within a given molecule to form an isomer of the original molecule.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A class of enzymes that catalyze geometric or structural changes within a molecule to form a single product. The reactions do not involve a net change in the concentrations of compounds other than the substrate and the product.(from Dorland, 28th ed) EC 5.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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