Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

glycotransferase

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gly-co-trans-ferase
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of a sugar moiety

Example Sentences

"CG33303 is predicted to have the dolichyl-diphosphooligosachharide-protein glycotransferase activity based on its similarity with human Ribophorin I. As candidates from this class show differential effect on different tendon cell clusters i.e. dorsal-anterior and posterior tendon cell cluster it would be interesting to investigate their role in specifying these tendon cell clusters."

Etymology

From glyco- + transferase.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: glyco

Inflected Forms

glycotransferases (plural)

Questions

What does glycotransferase mean?: Any enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of a sugar moiety
Where does glycotransferase come from?: From glyco- + transferase.

How to pronounce glycotransferase

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