phosphatidyltransferase
phosphatidyltransferase noun: an enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of a phosphatidyl group from one molecule to another, involved in lipid metabolism and cell membrane synthesis.
Noun
phosphatidyltransferase (countable and uncountable, plural phosphatidyltransferases)
- An enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of a phosphatidyl group from one molecule to another, involved in lipid metabolism and cell membrane synthesis.
- Steps that follow the formation of archaeal phospholipids are the activation of CDP-archaeol by CarS […] and head group modification by enzymes of the CPD-alcohol phosphatidyltransferases and by enzymes that are homologues of their bacterial counterparts.2016, Pierre Pontarotti, Evolutionary Biology: Convergent Evolution, Evolution of Complex Traits, Concepts and Methods, page 196
Forms of phosphatidyltransferase
| plural | phosphatidyltransferases |
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Origin of phosphatidyltransferase
From phosphatidyl + transferase.
Questions about phosphatidyltransferase
- What does phosphatidyltransferase mean?
- Phosphatidyltransferase means an enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of a phosphatidyl group from one molecule to another, involved in lipid metabolism and cell membrane synthesis.
- What part of speech is phosphatidyltransferase?
- Phosphatidyltransferase is a noun.
- What is the plural of phosphatidyltransferase?
- The plural of phosphatidyltransferase is phosphatidyltransferases.
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