phosphorylate
verb
phos·phor·y·late
fäs-ˈfȯr-ə-ˌlāt 
phosphorylated; phosphorylating
: to cause (an organic compound) to take up or combine with phosphoric acid or a phosphorus-containing group
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The researchers then focused on a specific phosphorylation site and created a mutation that prevented it from being phosphorylated.
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Viviane Callier, Scientific American, 24 Feb. 2023
In fact, two of the sites that were phosphorylated on this enzyme in cavefish are mutated in humans with glycogen-storage diseases.
—Viviane Callier, Scientific American, 24 Feb. 2023
Viviane Callier, Scientific American, 24 Feb. 2023
In fact, two of the sites that were phosphorylated on this enzyme in cavefish are mutated in humans with glycogen-storage diseases.
—Viviane Callier, Scientific American, 24 Feb. 2023
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First Known Use
1928, in the meaning defined above
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“Phosphorylate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/phosphorylate. Accessed 6 Dec. 2023.
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phosphorylate
transitive verb
phos·phor·y·late
-ˌlāt
phosphorylated; phosphorylating
: to cause (an organic compound) to take up or combine with phosphoric acid or a phosphorus-containing group
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