Term Name: sulfotransferase activity
Synonyms: sulphotransferase activity
Definition: Catalysis of the transfer of a sulfate group from 3'-phosphoadenosine 5'-phosphosulfate to the hydroxyl group of an acceptor, producing the sulfated derivative and 3'-phosphoadenosine 5'-phosphate.
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0008146]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: transferase activity, transferring sulphur-containing groups
has subtype: [dermatan sulfate]-L-iduronyl 2-Osulfotransferase activity alcohol sulfotransferase activity aliphatic desulfoglucosinolate sulfotransferase activity amine sulfotransferase activity aromatic desulfoglucosinolate sulfotransferase activity aryl sulfotransferase activity arylsulfate sulfotransferase activity bile-salt sulfotransferase activity brassinosteroid sulfotransferase activity choline sulfotransferase activity chondroitin sulfotransferase activity cortisol sulfotransferase activity dermatan 4-sulfotransferase estrone sulfotransferase activity flavonoid sulfotransferase activity flavonol 3-sulfotransferase activity galactose 3-O-sulfotransferase activity glycochenodeoxycholate sulfotransferase activity heparan sulfate sulfotransferase activity HNK-1 sulfotransferase activity hydroxyjasmonate sulfotransferase activity keratan sulfotransferase activity N-acetylgalactosamine 4-sulfate 6-O-sulfotransferase activity N-acetylglucosamine 6-O-sulfotransferase activity petromyzonol sulfotransferase activity protein-tyrosine sulfotransferase activity proteoglycan sulfotransferase activity psychosine sulfotransferase activity quercetin-3,3'-bissulfate 7-sulfotransferase activity quercetin-3-sulfate 3'-sulfotransferase activity quercetin-3-sulfate 4'-sulfotransferase activity Renilla-luciferin sulfotransferase activity scymnol sulfotransferase activity steroid sulfotransferase activity thiol sulfotransferase activity triglucosylalkylacylglycerol sulfotransferase activity tyrosine-ester sulfotransferase activity UDP-N-acetylgalactosamine-4-sulfate sulfotransferase activity