Category:GO:0051347 ! positive regulation of transferase activity

name: positive regulation of transferase activity
namespace: biological_process
def: "Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of transferase activity, the catalysis of the transfer of a group, e.g. a methyl group, glycosyl group, acyl group, phosphorus-containing, or other groups, from a donor compound to an acceptor." [GOC:ai]
comment: This term is useful for grouping, but is too general for manual annotation. Please use a child term instead.
subset: gocheck_obsoletion_candidate
synonym: "activation of transferase activity" NARROW []
synonym: "stimulation of transferase activity" NARROW []
synonym: "transferase activator" EXACT []
synonym: "up regulation of transferase activity" EXACT []
synonym: "up-regulation of transferase activity" EXACT []
synonym: "upregulation of transferase activity" EXACT []
is_a: GO:0043085 ! positive regulation of catalytic activity
is_a: GO:0051338 ! regulation of transferase activity
relationship: positively_regulates: GO:0016740 ! transferase activity
intersection_of: GO:0065007 ! biological regulation
intersection_of: positively_regulates GO:0016740 ! transferase activity

AmiGO <GOterm>GO:0051347</GOterm>
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