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autodephosphorylation

autodephosphorylation noun: the dephosphorylation of a protein catalyzed by its own enzymatic activity.

Noun

autodephosphorylation (uncountable)

  1. The dephosphorylation of a protein catalyzed by its own enzymatic activity

Origin of autodephosphorylation

From auto- + dephosphorylation.

Questions about autodephosphorylation

What does autodephosphorylation mean?
Autodephosphorylation means the dephosphorylation of a protein catalyzed by its own enzymatic activity.
What part of speech is autodephosphorylation?
Autodephosphorylation is a noun.

Words near autodephosphorylation in the dictionary

  1. autodependent
  2. autodephosphorylate
  3. autodephosphorylated
  4. autodephosphorylates
  5. autodephosphorylating
  6. autodephosphorylation
  7. autodescriptive
  8. autodestruct
  9. autodestructed
  10. autodestructing
  11. autodestruction

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