This enzyme belongs to the family of transferases, specifically those transferring non-standard substituted phosphate groups. The systematic name of this enzyme class is CDP-glycerol:poly(glycerophosphate) glycerophosphotransferase. Other names in common use include teichoic-acid synthase, cytidine diphosphoglycerol glycerophosphotransferase, poly(glycerol phosphate) polymerase, teichoic acid glycerol transferase, glycerophosphate synthetase, and CGPTase.
References
BURGER MM, GLASER L (1964). "THE SYNTHESIS OF TEICHOIC ACIDS. I. POLYGLYCEROPHOSPHATE". J. Biol. Chem. 239: 3168–77. PMID14245357.