bisphosphatase

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English bis-

Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os

Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos

Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos)

Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs)

Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-

Proto-Indo-European *-eti

Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti

Proto-Hellenic *pʰérō

Ancient Greek φέρω (phérō)

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Hellenic *-os

Ancient Greek -ος (-os)

Ancient Greek -φόρος (-phóros)

Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros)bor.

Latin phōsphorusder.

French phosphore

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos

Proto-Italic *-ātos

Latin -ātuslbor.

French -ate

French phosphateder.

English phosphate

English bisphosphate

Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁

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Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu.

Proto-Indo-European *dwísder.

Ancient Greek διά (diá)

Ancient Greek δῐᾰ- (dĭă-)

Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-redup.

Proto-Indo-European *-ti

Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti

Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi

Ancient Greek ῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ)

Ancient Greek δῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ)

Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs)

English diastase

English -ase

English bisphosphatase

From bisphosphate + -ase.

Noun

bisphosphatase (plural bisphosphatases)

1. (biochemistry) An enzyme that converts a bisphosphate to a monophosphate compound by dephosphorylation

   an inositol bisphosphatase

Related terms

• phosphatase

See also

• kinase
• Fructose bisphosphatase on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• biphosphatases