ISOMERASE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does isomerase mean? 

• ISOMERASE (noun)
  The noun ISOMERASE has 1 sense:

1. an enzyme that catalyzes its substrate to an isomeric form

  Familiarity information: ISOMERASE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ISOMERASE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An enzyme that catalyzes its substrate to an isomeric form

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("isomerase" is a kind of...):

enzyme (any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions)

 Context examples 

Glucose-6-phosphate isomerase (558 aa, ~63 kDa) is encoded by the human GPI gene.

(Glucose-6-Phosphate Isomerase, NCI Thesaurus)

They also discovered that the molecule xylose isomerase (Xi), a protein that breaks down sugar and is found in L. brevis, may be critical to this process.

(Gut bacteria may control movement, National Institutes of Health)

This allele, which encodes 3 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase/Delta 5—>4-isomerase type 2 protein, is involved in the oxidative conversion of ketosteroids during the biosynthesis of hormonal steroids.

(HSD3B2 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase FKBP1A (108 aa, ~12 kDa) is encoded by the human FKBP1A gene.

(Peptidyl-Prolyl Cis-Trans Isomerase FKBP1A, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase FKBP8 protein, plays a role in immunoregulation, protein folding, and protein trafficking.

(FKBP8 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase FKBP5 protein, is involved in the modulation of protein folding.

(FKBP5 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase FKBP8 (412 aa, ~45 kDa) is encoded by the human FKBP8 gene.

(Peptidyl-Prolyl Cis-Trans Isomerase FKBP8, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes enoyl-CoA delta isomerase 2, mitochondrial protein, plays a role in fatty acid metabolism.

(ECI2 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase FKBP5 (457 aa, ~51 kDa) is encoded by the human FKBP5 gene.

(Peptidyl-Prolyl Cis-Trans Isomerase FKBP5, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase FKBP1A protein, plays a role in the regulation of both signal transduction and protein folding.

(FKBP1A wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)