Medical Dictionary

transpeptidase

noun trans·pep·ti·dase \-ˈpep-tə-ˌdās, -ˌdāz\

Medical Definition of TRANSPEPTIDASE

:  an enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of an amino acid residue or a peptide residue from one amino compound to another

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