topoisomerase

noun

topo·isom·er·ase ˌtō-pō-ī-ˈsä-mə-ˌrās

-ˌrāz

: any of a class of enzymes that reduce supercoiling in DNA by breaking and rejoining one or both strands of the DNA molecule

Examples of topoisomerase in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web When things start getting too tightly wound, topoisomerase cuts the DNA strand, unwinds it, and reattaches it with a bit more slack. —

Cathleen O'Grady, Ars Technica, 15 Nov. 2018 But while gonorrhea has been evolving ways to stop ciprofloxacin from getting in the way of topoisomerase, those strategies don’t work on the new drug. —

Cathleen O'Grady, Ars Technica, 15 Nov. 2018

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