isomerase
noun
isom·er·ase
ī-ˈsä-mə-ˌrās 
-ˌrāz
: an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of its substrate to an isomeric form
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The Giardia assemblages were determined using the glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH) β-giardin and triose phosphate isomerase (TPI) genes and the Cryptosporidium species were determined using the heat shock protein-70 gene.
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Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 8 Oct. 2014
Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 8 Oct. 2014
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isomerase
noun
isom·er·ase
ī-ˈsäm-ə-ˌrās, -ˌrāz
: an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of its substrate to an isomeric form
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