phosphorylation

phos·phor·y·la·tion | \ ˌfäs-ˌfȯr-ə-ˈlā-shən

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Definition of phosphorylation

: the process of phosphorylating a chemical compound either by reaction with inorganic phosphate or by transfer of phosphate from another organic phosphate especially : the enzymatic conversion of carbohydrates into their phosphoric esters in metabolic processes

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Recent Examples on the Web How phosphorylation changes the effects of each SNIPP isn’t yet known. — Quanta Magazine, "You Are Getting Sleepy — Tagged Proteins May Point to Why," 21 Aug. 2018 The class of cancer drugs that block phosphorylation activity are called tyrosine kinase inhibitors. — Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Superstar cancer researcher Tony Hunter of Salk Institute wins award, makes new finding," 4 Apr. 2018 This process, called tyrosine phosphorylation, is a normal part of cell-to-cell communication. — Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Superstar cancer researcher Tony Hunter of Salk Institute wins award, makes new finding," 4 Apr. 2018 Hunter is famous for discovering a class of enzymes called tyrosine kinases that perform tyrosine phosphorylation. — Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Scripps, Salk scientists independently make key biological advance," 12 June 2017

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phosphorylation

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Medical Definition of phosphorylation

: the process of phosphorylating a chemical compound either by reaction with inorganic phosphate or by transfer of phosphate from another organic phosphate especially : the enzymatic conversion of carbohydrates into their phosphoric esters in metabolic processes (as the conversion of glucose to glucose-6-phosphate by ATP and hexokinase)

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