GO molecular function ontology term - GO:0016409 - palmitoyltransferase activity

Term summary

ID

GO:0016409

Name

palmitoyltransferase activity

Ontology or CV name

GO molecular function

Definition

Catalysis of the transfer of a palmitoyl (CH3-[CH2]14-CO-) group to an acceptor molecule.

Parents

• is_a acyltransferase activity, transferring groups other than amino-acyl groups

Annotation