cholinephosphotransferase

noun

Any enzyme that catalyses the transfer of phosphocholine (in a glyceride)

Scrabble 43
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nouncholinephosphotransferase (plural cholinephosphotransferases)

plural cholinephosphotransferases

  1. biochemistryAny enzyme that catalyses the transfer of phosphocholine (in a glyceride)
    1 more example

    In addition to de novo DAG that is generated via the Kennedy pathway, DAG precursors for TAG synthesis can also be derived from PC by the reversible action of two enzymes, PC:DAG cholinephosphotransferase (PDCT/ROD1; [ 65 ] and/or cytidine-5′-diphosphocholine:DAG cholinephosphotransferase (CPT; [ 66, 67 ].

    2015 August 16, Aruna Kilaru et al., “Oil biosynthesis in a basal angiosperm: transcriptome analysis of Persea Americana mesocarp”, in BMC Plant Biology, volume 15, →DOI
Cite this entry
APA

cholinephosphotransferase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cholinephosphotransferase

MLA

“cholinephosphotransferase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cholinephosphotransferase. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cholinephosphotransferase,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cholinephosphotransferase.

Source: cholinephosphotransferase on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.