phosphorylationn.
/ˌfɒsfɒrᵻˈleɪʃn/, U.S. /fɑsˌfɔrəˈleɪʃ(ə)n/ Biochemistry.
The introduction of a phosphate group into an organic molecule; an instance of this.oxidative phosphorylation n. at oxidative adj. Compounds.
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phosphorylation1925
1925 Chem. Abstr. 19 3278 Dry yeast..did cause the formation of phosphoric ester with glucose. Slight phosphorylation occurred with yeast ext[ract].
1931 Jrnl. Biol. Chem. 92 765 The function of such phosphorylations and dephosphorylations has..not been elucidated.
1960 Radio Times 22 Jan. 38/4 It appears that the capacity to transform the light energy absorbed by chlorophyll into the energy of phosphate bonds (photosynthetic phosphorylation) is its unique feature.
2001 Science 27 July 591 Many human neurodegenerative diseases are characterized by abnormalities in the conformation and phosphorylation of the microtubule-binding protein tau.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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