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autophosphorylation

autophosphorylation noun: the phosphorylation of a kinase protein catalyzed by its own enzymatic activity.

Noun

autophosphorylation (countable and uncountable, plural autophosphorylations)

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

Forms of autophosphorylation

pluralautophosphorylations

Origin of autophosphorylation

From auto- + phosphorylation.

Words formed from autophosphorylation

Words that rhyme with autophosphorylation

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Questions about autophosphorylation

What does autophosphorylation mean?
Autophosphorylation means the phosphorylation of a kinase protein catalyzed by its own enzymatic activity.
What part of speech is autophosphorylation?
Autophosphorylation is a noun.
What is the plural of autophosphorylation?
The plural of autophosphorylation is autophosphorylations.

Words near autophosphorylation in the dictionary

  1. autophosphatases
  2. autophosphorylate
  3. autophosphorylated
  4. autophosphorylates
  5. autophosphorylating
  6. autophosphorylation
  7. autophosphorylational
  8. autophosphorylations
  9. autophotograph
  10. autophotographs
  11. autophragm

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