Definition of Phosphorylate

1. Verb. (transitive) To cause phosphorylation. ¹

2. Verb. (intransitive) To undergo phosphorylation. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Phosphorylate

1. [v -LATED, -LATING, -LATES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Phosphorylate

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
phosphorylatable
phosphorylate (current term)
phosphorylated
phosphorylates
phosphorylating
phosphorylation
phosphorylation of proteins
phosphorylations
phosphorylative
phosphorylcholine
phosphorylcholines
phosphorylethanolamine
phosphorylethanolamine glyceridetransferase
phosphorylethanolamines
phosphorylphosphatase
phosphoryls

Literary usage of Phosphorylate

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

1. Molecular Neurobiology: Proceedings of the 2nd NIMH Conference by Steven Zalcman (1995)
"Either CaM kinase or PKA could phosphorylate CREB and regulate its activation ofc-fos through the Ca/CRE. Dashed arrows indicate potential cross-talk ..."

2. Oxygen/Nitrogen Radicals and Cellular Injury edited by Kenneth B. Adler, Robert D. Devlin, Val Vallyathan (2000)
"... Superoxide release was inhibited by BIM; however, it raises the possibility of the involvement of other kinases. define the kinases that phosphorylate ..."

3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"Mutants deficient in enzyme I or in HPr are unable to accumulate or phosphorylate a large number of carbohydrates, including glucose, ..."

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