Medical Definition of Chloramphenicol acetyltransferase
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A bacterial enzyme that inactivates the antibiotic chloramphenicol by acetylation. Widely used as a reporter gene for examining the control of eucaryotic gene expression.
Acronym: CAT
(08 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chloramphenicol Acetyltransferase
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