transferase

English Thesaurus

1. any of various enzymes that move a chemical group from one compound to another compound (noun.substance)

hypernym	:	enzyme,
definition	:	any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions (noun.substance)

hyponym	:	ribonuclease, ribonucleinase, rnase,
definition	:	a transferase that catalyzes the hydrolysis of ribonucleic acid (noun.substance)

hyponym	:	aminopherase, aminotransferase, transaminase,
definition	:	a class of transferases that catalyze transamination (that transfer an amino group from an amino acid to another compound) (noun.substance)