释义 |
mu·tase \ˈmyüˌtās, -āz\ noun (-s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary mut -(from Latin mutare to change) + -ase 1. : an enzyme regarded as able to catalyze a dismutation (as of acetaldehyde to alcohol and acetic acid) 2. : any of various enzymes (as phosphoglucomutase) that catalyze molecular rearrangements — compare isomerase |