Phosphorylate

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 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. 2
    To undergo phosphorylation. intransitive

Example

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"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.

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