Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cytidyltransferase

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cytidyl-trans-ferase
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any transferase that transfers a cytidyl group

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From cytidyl + transferase.

Inflected Forms

cytidyltransferases (plural)

Derived Forms

deoxycytidyltransferase

Questions

What does cytidyltransferase mean?: Any transferase that transfers a cytidyl group
Where does cytidyltransferase come from?: From cytidyl + transferase.

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