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cytidylyltransferase

cytidylyltransferase noun: any transferase that transfers a cytidylyl group.

Noun

cytidylyltransferase (plural cytidylyltransferases)

  1. Any transferase that transfers a cytidylyl group
    • The CDP-choline pathway can occur in all nucleated cells and is involved in producing PC from choline, ATP, CTP and diacylglycerol, catalyzed by the enzymes choline kinase, choline-phosphate cytidylyltransferase and diacylglycerol cholinephosphotransferase [44 ].2015 October 22, “Influence of Development and Dietary Phospholipid Content and Composition on Intestinal Transcriptome of Atlantic Salmon ( Salmo salar )”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of cytidylyltransferase

pluralcytidylyltransferases

Origin of cytidylyltransferase

From cytidylyl + transferase.

Questions about cytidylyltransferase

What does cytidylyltransferase mean?
Cytidylyltransferase means any transferase that transfers a cytidylyl group.
What part of speech is cytidylyltransferase?
Cytidylyltransferase is a noun.
What is the plural of cytidylyltransferase?
The plural of cytidylyltransferase is cytidylyltransferases.

Words near cytidylyltransferase in the dictionary

  1. cytidylic
  2. cytidylic acid
  3. cytidyltransferase
  4. cytidyltransferases
  5. cytidylyl
  6. cytidylyltransferase
  7. cytidylyltransferases
  8. cytinaceous
  9. cytioderm
  10. cytioderms
  11. cytiogenesis

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