PHOTOPHOSPHORYLATION


Meaning of PHOTOPHOSPHORYLATION in English

/foh'teuh fos'feuhr euh lay"sheuhn/ , n. Biochem.

phosphorylation that utilizes light as a source of energy, as in the formation of ATP from ADP and phosphorus during photosynthesis.

[ 1955-60; PHOTO- + PHOSPHORYLATION ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .