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dephosphorylation

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de⋅phos⋅pho⋅ryl⋅a⋅tion

  [dee-fos-fer-uh-ley-shuhn]
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–noun Biochemistry.
1. the removal of a phosphate group from an organic compound, as in the changing of ATP to ADP.
2. the resulting state or condition.
Origin:
dephosphorylate + -ion
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Main Entry: de·phos·phor·y·la·tion
Pronunciation: (")dE-"fäs-"for-&-'lA-sh&n
Function: noun
: the process ofremoving phosphate groups from an organic compound (as ATP) by hydrolysis; also : the resulting state —de·phos·phor·y·late /(')dE-fäs-'for-&-"lAt/ transitive verb -lat·ed; -lat·ing
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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