Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polysialyltransferase

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: polysia-lyl-trans-ferase
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any transferase that promotes polysialylation

Example Sentences

"Considering gene function, ST8SIA2 could be related to the putative pathological mechanism of both schizophrenia and BD. Animal studies have shown that the amount of polySia synthesized by polysialyltransferase encoded by ST8SIA2 is crucial during brain development [42, 43 ]."

Etymology

From poly- + sialyltransferase.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: poly

Inflected Forms

polysialyltransferases (plural)

Questions

What does polysialyltransferase mean?: Any transferase that promotes polysialylation
Where does polysialyltransferase come from?: From poly- + sialyltransferase.

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