Term Name: pentosyltransferase activity
Synonyms: transferase activity, transferring pentosyl groups
Definition: Catalysis of the transfer of a pentosyl group from one compound (donor) to another (acceptor).
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0016763]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: glycosyltransferase activity
has subtype: 1,4-beta-D-xylan synthase activity 4-amino-4-deoxy-L-arabinose transferase activity 7-cyano-7-deazaguanine tRNA-ribosyltransferase activity amidophosphoribosyltransferase activity anthranilate phosphoribosyltransferase activity arabinosyltransferase activity ATP phosphoribosyltransferase activity beta-ribofuranosylaminobenzene 5'-phosphate synthase activity cyanidin 3-O-glucoside 2-O''-xylosyltransferase activity cysteine-dependent adenosine diphosphate thiazole synthase activity dioxotetrahydropyrimidine phosphoribosyltransferase activity dTDP-dihydrostreptose-streptidine-6-phosphate dihydrostreptosyltransferase activity flavone apiosyltransferase activity guanosine phosphorylase activity hydroxyproline O-arabinosyltransferase activity imidazoleglycerol-phosphate synthase activity NAD DNA ADP-ribosyltransferase activity NAD+ poly-ADP-ribosyltransferase activity NAD+-dinitrogen-reductase ADP-D-ribosyltransferase activity NAD+-diphthamide ADP-ribosyltransferase activity NAD+-protein mono-ADP-ribosyltransferase activity nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase activity nicotinate-nucleotide diphosphorylase (carboxylating) activity nicotinate-nucleotide-dimethylbenzimidazole phosphoribosyltransferase activity nucleoside deoxyribosyltransferase activity nucleoside ribosyltransferase activity orotate phosphoribosyltransferase activity purine deoxyribosyltransferase activity purine phosphoribosyltransferase activity purine-nucleoside phosphorylase activity pyrimidine-nucleoside phosphorylase activity tRNA adenosine(64)-2'-O-ribosylphosphate transferase activity tRNA-guanosine(34) queuine transglycosylase activity undecaprenyl-phosphate 4-deoxy-4-formamido-L-arabinose transferase activity uracil phosphoribosyltransferase activity urate-ribonucleotide phosphorylase activity xylogalacturonan beta-1,3-xylosyltransferase activity xylosyltransferase activity