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cytidyltransferase

cytidyltransferase noun: any transferase that transfers a cytidyl group.

Noun

cytidyltransferase (plural cytidyltransferases)

  1. Any transferase that transfers a cytidyl group
    • In the CDP-choline pathway, externally added or endogenous choline is stepwise incorporated through phosphorylation by choline kinase and activation with CTP by phosphocholine cytidyltransferase.2015 August 5, “Phosphatidylcholine Supply to Peroxisomes of the Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of cytidyltransferase

pluralcytidyltransferases

Origin of cytidyltransferase

From cytidyl + transferase.

Words formed from cytidyltransferase

Questions about cytidyltransferase

What does cytidyltransferase mean?
Cytidyltransferase means any transferase that transfers a cytidyl group.
What part of speech is cytidyltransferase?
Cytidyltransferase is a noun.
What is the plural of cytidyltransferase?
The plural of cytidyltransferase is cytidyltransferases.

Words near cytidyltransferase in the dictionary

  1. cytidines
  2. cytidyl
  3. cytidylate
  4. cytidylic
  5. cytidylic acid
  6. cytidyltransferase
  7. cytidyltransferases
  8. cytidylyl
  9. cytidylyltransferase
  10. cytidylyltransferases
  11. cytinaceous

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