PHOSPHORYLATION


Meaning of PHOSPHORYLATION in English

n.

Pronunciation: ˌ fäs- ˌ fo ̇ r- ə - ' l ā -sh ə n

Function: noun

Date: 1925

: 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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