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轉氨酶

简转氨酶 · 繁轉氨酶

Mandarin · pinyin zhuǎn ān méi

transferase (enzyme)

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氨: ān · ammonia; hydrogen nitride
酶: méi · enzymes; (Cant.) soft
转: zhuǎn · shift, move, turn

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3–1–2 · zhuan3 an1 mei2

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zyun2 on1 mui4

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noun

(Mainland China, Hong Kong, biochemistry) aminotransferase; transaminase

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