cytidyltransferase

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English

Etymology

From cytidyl +‎ transferase.

Noun

cytidyltransferase (plural cytidyltransferases)

  1. (biochemistry) Any transferase that transfers a cytidyl group
    • 2015 August 5, “Phosphatidylcholine Supply to Peroxisomes of the Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
      In the CDP-choline pathway, externally added or endogenous choline is stepwise incorporated through phosphorylation by choline kinase and activation with CTP by phosphocholine cytidyltransferase.

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