See Also: ethanolaminephosphotransferase(medicine)

utas (iou) and ethanolaminephosphotransferase (medicine)


utas (iou)



utas noun. ['ju:tas] ME.
[Contr. of utaves pl. of utave var. of OCTAVE, or of Old French outaves from Latin octavas (dies) accus. pl. of octava (dies) eighth day: see OCTAVE.]
Ecclesiastical History. = OCTAVE noun 1.

ethanolaminephosphotransferase (medicine)


ethanolaminephosphotransferase
<enzyme> An enzyme that catalyses reversibly the transfer of phosphoethanolamine from cdp-ethanolamine to diacylglycerol to yield phosphatidylethanolamine (cephalin) and cmp. The enzyme is found in the endoplasmic reticulum.

Chemical name: CDPethanolamine:1,2-diacylglycerol ethanolaminephosphotransferase

Registry number: EC 2.7.8.1