phosphorylation
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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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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 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'phosphorylation.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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phosphorylation
noun
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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)