elongase
Noun. (enzyme) Any enzyme that catalyzes the elongation of an aliphatic chain, but especially one that elongates a fatty acid.This is an unmodified, but possibly outdated, definition from Wiktionary and used here under the Creative Commons license. Wiktionary is a great resource. If you like it too, please donate to Wikimedia.
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