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Meaning of phosphorylation | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

the process of transferring a phosphate group from a donor to an acceptor; often catalysed by enzymes.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية فسفرَة
Čeština fosforylace
Ελληνικά φωσφορυλίωση
Español fosforilación
Français phosphorylation
Bahasa Indonesia fosforilasi
Italiano fosforilazione
Nederlands fosforylering
Português fosforilação

Examples

“Src worked by unleashing an indiscriminate volley of phosphorylation—throwing “on” dozens of molecular switches.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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