phosphorylate

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Definition of phosphorylate

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

(transitive)To cause phosphorylation.

“The protein made by the viral src gene was so potent and hyperactive that it phosphorylated anything and everything around it.”

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verb

(transitive)To cause phosphorylation.

“The protein made by the viral src gene was so potent and hyperactive that it phosphorylated anything and everything around it.”
(intransitive)To undergo phosphorylation.

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From phosphoryl + -ate (verb-forming suffix), or back-formation from phosphorylation.

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