As nouns the difference between alkyl and alkyltransferase
is that alkyl is alkyl while alkyltransferase is (enzyme) any transferase that transfers alkyl groups.
alkyl
Noun
(
en noun)
(organic chemistry) Any of a series of univalent radicals of the general formula CnH2n+1 derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons.
Related terms
* alkane
* alkenyl
* alkynyl
See also
* -yl
* aryl
* methyl
* ethyl
* propyl
* butyl
* amyl, pentyl
* hexyl
* heptyl
* octyl
* nonyl
* decyl
* and so on
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alkyltransferase
English
Noun
(enzyme) Any transferase that transfers alkyl groups