cytidylyltransferase

noun

Any transferase that transfers a cytidylyl group

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Meanings

nouncytidylyltransferase (plural cytidylyltransferases)

plural cytidylyltransferases

  1. biochemistryAny 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

Origin

From cytidylyl + transferase.

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