phosphorylation
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From phosphoryl + -ation.
Noun
[edit]phosphorylation (countable and uncountable, plural phosphorylations)
- (biochemistry) the process of transferring a phosphate group from a donor to an acceptor; often catalysed by enzymes.
- 2010, Siddhartha Mukherjee, The Emperor of All Maladies, Fourth Estate (2011), page 359:
- Src worked by unleashing an indiscriminate volley of phosphorylation—throwing “on” dozens of molecular switches.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]the process of transferring a phosphate group from a donor to an acceptor
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