Definition of Phosphorylases

1. Noun. (plural of phosphorylase) ¹

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Definition of Phosphorylases

1. phosphorylase [n] - See also: phosphorylase

Medical Definition of Phosphorylases

1. 1. General term for enzymes transferring an inorganic phosphate group to some organic acceptor, hence belonging to the transferases. 2. Specifically, enzymes that release a single glucosyl residue from a polyglucose as d-glucose 1-phosphate, the phosphate coming from inorganic orthophosphate; e.g., phosphophorylase, sucrose phosphorylases, cellobiose phosphorylases. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Phosphorylases

phosphorus paste
phosphorus pentoxide
phosphorus poisoning
phosphorus radioisotopes
phosphorus sesquisulphide
phosphorus ylide
phosphoruses
phosphoryl
phosphorylase
phosphorylase-rupturing enzyme
phosphorylase a
phosphorylase b
phosphorylase kinase
phosphorylase kinase phosphatase
phosphorylase phosphatase
phosphorylases (current term)
phosphorylatable
phosphorylate
phosphorylated
phosphorylates
phosphorylating
phosphorylation
phosphorylation of proteins
phosphorylations
phosphorylative
phosphorylcholine
phosphorylcholines
phosphorylethanolamine
phosphorylethanolamine glyceridetransferase
phosphorylethanolamines

Literary usage of Phosphorylases

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Gene Expression in Algae and Fungi Including Yeast: Bibliography January by Janet Saunders, Robert D. Warmbrodt (2001)
"... GP2 to the phosphorylases from other organisms revealed that the ... identical to yeast and rabbit muscle phosphorylases, respectively. ..."

2. Fluoride in Drinking Water: A Scientific Review of EPA's Standards by Committee on Fluoride in Drinking Water, National Research Council (2006)
"... influence the activity of a variety of phosphatases, phosphorylases, and kinases, as well as the G proteins involved in biological signaling systems, ..."

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