PHOSPHORYLATION


Meaning of PHOSPHORYLATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌfäs-ˌfȯr-ə-ˈlā-shən ]

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.