Etymology

glycosyltransferase

Today it means: Any of several enzymes that catalyze the transfer of glycosyl groups between biological molecules, especially during the biosynthesis of glycoproteins Full definition →

English transferase ← Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs) ← Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi
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  1. Proto-Hellenic*dlukús
  2. Ancient Greekγλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s)
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dléukus?
  4. Ancient Greekγλεῦκος (gleûkos)
  5. Frenchglucose
  6. Englishglucosebf.
  7. Englishglycose
  8. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  9. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  10. Englishglycosyl
  11. Proto-Indo-European*terh₂-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*térh₂t
  13. Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂ónts
  14. Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂n̥ts
  15. Proto-Italic*trāns
  16. Proto-Italic*trāns-
  17. Latintrāns-
  18. Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
  19. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéreti
  20. Proto-Italic*ferō
  21. Latinferō
  22. Latintrānsferō
  23. Englishtransfer
  24. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  25. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  26. Proto-Indo-European*dwís
  27. Ancient Greekδιά (diá)
  28. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ- (dĭă-)
  29. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  30. Proto-Indo-European*stísteh₂ti
  31. Proto-Hellenic*hístāmi
  32. Ancient Greekῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ)
  33. Ancient Greekδῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ)
  34. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs)
  35. Englishdiastase
  36. Englishtransferase
  37. English todayglycosyltransferase

From glycosyl + transferase.

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