phosphorylatedadj.
/fɒsˈfɒrᵻleɪtᵻd/, U.S. /fɑsˈfɔrəˌleɪdᵻd/ Biochemistry.
Converted into a phosphate ester; containing a phosphate group or phosphate groups.
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phosphorylated1926
phosphorylating1937
1926 Chem. Abstr. 20 2695 The formation of a stable cyclic structure of the phosphorylated sugar.
1962 R. van Heyningen in A. Pirie Lens Metabolism 399 In general, carbohydrate metabolism in animal tissues proceeds by way of phosphorylated intermediates.
2001 Sci. News 23 June 389/2 This phosphorylated protein, in turn, binds to the kinase and links it to other proteins in a chain reaction.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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