Meanings
nounrhamnosyltransferase (plural rhamnosyltransferases)
plural rhamnosyltransferases
- biochemistryAny transferase that transfers a rhamnosyl group
In addition, another gene having the function of flavonol 3- O -galactoside (1 → 4) rhamnosyltransferase remains to be cloned.
2015 May 23, Shaokang Di et al., “Linkage mapping, molecular cloning and functional analysis of soybean gene Fg3 encoding flavonol 3-O-glucoside/galactoside (1 → 2) glucosyltransferase”, in BMC Plant Biology, volume 15, →DOI
Origin
- Ancient Greekῥᾰ́μνος (rhắmnos)
- LatinRhamnusinflu.
- Late Latinrhamnus
- Proto-Hellenic*dléukus?
- Ancient Greekγλεῦκος (gleûkos)
- Frenchglucose
- Englishglucosebf.
- Englishrhamnose
- Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
- Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
- Englishrhamnosyl
- Proto-Indo-European*terh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*térh₂t
- Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂ónts
- Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂n̥ts
- Proto-Italic*trāns
- Proto-Italic*trāns-
- Latintrāns-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéreti
- Proto-Italic*ferō
- Latinferō
- Latintrānsferō
- Englishtransfer
- Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
- Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
- Proto-Indo-European*dwís
- Ancient Greekδιά (diá)
- Ancient Greekδῐᾰ- (dĭă-)
- Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*stísteh₂ti
- Proto-Hellenic*hístāmi
- Ancient Greekῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ)
- Ancient Greekδῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ)
- Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs)
- Englishdiastase
- Englishtransferase
- Englishrhamnosyltransferase
From rhamnosyl + transferase.
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APA
rhamnosyltransferase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rhamnosyltransferase
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“rhamnosyltransferase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rhamnosyltransferase. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rhamnosyltransferase,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rhamnosyltransferase.
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