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autophosphorylated

autophosphorylated is the simple past and past participle of autophosphorylate.

Meaning of autophosphorylate

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

Adjective

autophosphorylated (not comparable)

  1. phosphorylated as a result of autophosphorylation

Origin of autophosphorylated

From auto- + phosphorylated.

Questions about autophosphorylated

What does autophosphorylated mean?
Autophosphorylated means phosphorylated as a result of autophosphorylation.
What is autophosphorylated the simple past and past participle of?
Autophosphorylated is the simple past and past participle of autophosphorylate.
What part of speech is autophosphorylated?
Autophosphorylated is an adjective.

Words near autophosphorylated in the dictionary

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

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