Phosphorylate
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To cause phosphorylation. transitive
"The protein made by the viral src gene was so potent and hyperactive that it phosphorylated anything and everything around it."
- 2 To undergo phosphorylation. intransitive
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
More examples"The protein made by the viral src gene was so potent and hyperactive that it phosphorylated anything and everything around it."
Etymology
From phosphoryl + -ate (verb-forming suffix), or back-formation from phosphorylation.