cytidyltransferase

English

Etymology

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^[1], →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.

Derived terms

• deoxycytidyltransferase