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autophosphorylate

autophosphorylate verb: to phosphorylate by means of autophosphorylation.

Verb

autophosphorylate (third-person singular simple present autophosphorylates, present participle autophosphorylating, simple past and past participle autophosphorylated)

  1. To phosphorylate by means of autophosphorylation.
    • By analogy with the typical signal transduction systems in procaryotes and eucaryotes, it is tempting to speculate that Afsk2 autophosphorylates its serine and threonine residues upon sensing high osmolality, then transfers the signal to the putative target protein by means of phosphorylation, and...1997, Takeshi Ogura, Dynamic Aspects Of Natural Products Chemistry, page 174

Forms of autophosphorylate

third-person singular presentautophosphorylates
present participleautophosphorylating
past participleautophosphorylated
pastautophosphorylated

Origin of autophosphorylate

From auto- + phosphorylate.

Questions about autophosphorylate

What does autophosphorylate mean?
Autophosphorylate means to phosphorylate by means of autophosphorylation.
What part of speech is autophosphorylate?
Autophosphorylate is a verb.
What is the past tense of autophosphorylate?
The past tense of autophosphorylate is autophosphorylated.

Words near autophosphorylate in the dictionary

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

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