Term Name: hydroxymethyl-, formyl- and related transferase activity
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Definition: Catalysis of the transfer of a hydroxymethyl- or formyl group from one compound (donor) to another (acceptor).
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0016742]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: transferase activity, transferring one-carbon groups
has subtype: 3-methyl-2-oxobutanoate hydroxymethyltransferase activity aminomethyltransferase activity D-alanine 2-hydroxymethyltransferase activity deoxycytidylate 5-hydroxymethyltransferase activity glutamate formimidoyltransferase activity glycine formimidoyltransferase activity glycine hydroxymethyltransferase activity methionyl-tRNA formyltransferase activity phosphoribosylaminoimidazolecarboxamide formyltransferase activity phosphoribosylglycinamide formyltransferase activity UDP-4-amino-4-deoxy-L-arabinose formyltransferase activity