transcriptase

trænˈskrɪpteɪz

Definition

Definition of transcriptase - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

biology

TECH.

enzyme that synthesizes RNA from a DNA template

TECH.

In retroviruses, transcriptase helps in the formation of viral RNA..
Scientists studied the role of transcriptase in gene expression.
The discovery of transcriptase was a breakthrough in molecular biology.

enzyme

polymerase

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Expressions with transcriptase

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reverse transcriptase

polymerase in retroviruses copying RNA into DNA

HIV uses reverse transcriptase to integrate into host DNA.

non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor

antiviral drug for HIV binding reverse transcriptase

Doctors prescribed a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor for the patient.

nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor

drug that blocks reverse transcriptase enzyme in retroviruses

The patient was prescribed a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor to manage their HIV infection.

Origin of transcriptase

Latin, trans (across) + scribere (write)

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complementary DNA

biology

DNA made from RNA by reverse transcriptase

delavirdine

AIDS medication

non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor for AIDS

didanosine

antiviral drug

antiviral reverse transcriptase inhibitor

nevirapine

AIDS medication

non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor for AIDS

NNRTI

acr.

acr: non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor

drug that blocks HIV replication

NRTI

acr.

acr: nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor

drug that blocks HIV replication

zidovudine

pharmacology

nucleoside analog reverse-transcriptase inhibitor for HIV treatment

non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor

HIV treatment

antiviral drug for HIV binding reverse transcriptase

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French:transcriptase, ...
German:Transkriptase, ...
Italian:enzima trascrittasi, ...
Spanish:transcriptasa, ...
Portuguese:enzima transcriptase, ...
Chinese:转录酶, ...
Japanese:トランスクリプターゼ, ...
Arabic:نَسَّاخ, ...
Hebrew:טְרַנְסְקְרִיפְּטָאז, ...
Russian:транскриптаза, ...
Ukrainian:транскриптаза, ...
Hindi:ट्रांसक्रिप्टेस, ...
Bengali:ট্রান্সক্রিপটেজ, ...
Catalan:transcriptasa, ...
Czech:transkriptáza, ...
Danish:transkriptase, ...
Dutch:transcriptase, ...
Greek:μεταγραφάση, ...
Hungarian:transzkriptáz, ...
Khmer:អង់ស៊ីមត្រានស្គ្រីបតាស, ...
Korean:전사효소, ...
Persian:ترانسکریپتاز, ...
Polish:transkryptaza, ...
Portuguese (BR):enzima transcriptase, ...
Romanian:transcriptază, ...
Swedish:transkriptas, ...
Thai:ทรานสคริปเทส, ...
Turkish:transkriptaz, ...
Vietnamese:transcriptase, ...

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