methyl transferase

noun

, Biochemistry.

1. any of a class of enzymes that catalyze the transfer of methyl groups from one molecule to another.

Example Sentences

Establishment of the vernalization-responsive, winter-annual habit in Arabidopsis requires a putative histone H3 methyl transferase.

From Nature

Antabuse may do that by blocking an enzyme called methyl transferase, or DNMT, that helps HIV go to sleep in cells, The Alfred’s Cameron said.

From BusinessWeek