Medical Definition of Chloramphenicol acetyltransferase assay
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A lab technique used to determine whether a given fragment of DNA has a promoter on it to encourage transcription to occur, by attaching the gene (called the CAT gene) which codes for the CAT enzyme to it, and observing whether the CAT enzyme is produced.
(05 Jan 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chloramphenicol Acetyltransferase Assay
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