See Also: coenzyme a-transferases(medicine)
pharyngeal branch of the ascending pharyngeal artery(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
transferases(medicine)
CoA transferases(medicine)
terminal transferases(medicine)
intramolecular transferases(medicine)
alkyl and aryl transferases(medicine)
one-carbon group transferases(medicine)
hydroxymethyl and formyl transferases(medicine)

pharyngeal ridge (medicine) and coenzyme a-transferases (medicine)


pharyngeal ridge (medicine)


pharyngeal ridge -->
palatopharyngeal sphincter


A constant band of the superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle which sweeps posteriorly from the anterolateral part of the superior surface of the palatine aponeurosis. It creates a visible ridge when the superior constrictor is contracted, meeting the elevated soft palate to seal off the pharyngeal isthmus during swallowing.

Synonym: pharyngeal ridge, sphincter of the pharyngeal isthmus, velopharyngeal sphincter.


coenzyme a-transferases (medicine)


coenzyme a-transferases
<enzyme> Enzymes which transfer coenzyme a moieties from acyl- or acetyl-CoA to various carboxylic acceptors forming a thiol ester. Enzymes in this group are instrumental in ketone body metabolism and utilization of acetoacetate in mitochondria.

Registry number: EC 2.8.3