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autophosphatase

autophosphatase noun: a phosphatase that dephosphorylates itself.

Noun

autophosphatase (plural autophosphatases)

  1. (noun adjunct) A phosphatase that dephosphorylates itself
    • an autophosphatase reaction
    • In addition, KaiC, which can act both as an autokinase and an autophosphatase, undergoes robust daily phosphorylation cycles that depend on its physical interactions with KaiA and KaiB.2006, U. Schibler, “Circadian time keeping”, in Kalsbeek et al., editors, Hypothalamic Integration of Energy Metabolism, →ISBN, page 273

Forms of autophosphatase

pluralautophosphatases
alternative formauto-phosphatase

Origin of autophosphatase

From auto- + phosphatase.

Questions about autophosphatase

What does autophosphatase mean?
Autophosphatase means a phosphatase that dephosphorylates itself.
What part of speech is autophosphatase?
Autophosphatase is a noun.
What is the plural of autophosphatase?
The plural of autophosphatase is autophosphatases.

Words near autophosphatase in the dictionary

  1. autophonoscope
  2. autophonoscopes
  3. autophony
  4. autophoresis
  5. autophoretic
  6. autophosphatase
  7. autophosphatases
  8. autophosphorylate
  9. autophosphorylated
  10. autophosphorylates
  11. autophosphorylating

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