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monophosphohistidine

monophosphohistidine noun: either of two N-phosphorylated derivatives of histidine.

Noun

monophosphohistidine (plural monophosphohistidines)

  1. Either of two N-phosphorylated derivatives of histidine
    • The two forms of monophosphohistidine are both known to occur in cellular proteins ( Walinder, 1969b ; Chen et al., 1977 ; Fujitaki et al., 1981 ), however the diphospho form has only been reported in chemically phosphorylated proteins.2015 August 21, Thomas Wieland, Paul V. Attwood, “Alterations in reversible protein histidine phosphorylation as intracellular signals in cardiovascular disease”, in Frontiers in Pharmacology, volume...

Forms of monophosphohistidine

pluralmonophosphohistidines

Origin of monophosphohistidine

From mono- + phosphohistidine.

Questions about monophosphohistidine

What does monophosphohistidine mean?
Monophosphohistidine means either of two N-phosphorylated derivatives of histidine.
What part of speech is monophosphohistidine?
Monophosphohistidine is a noun.
What is the plural of monophosphohistidine?
The plural of monophosphohistidine is monophosphohistidines.

Words near monophosphohistidine in the dictionary

  1. monophosphides
  2. monophosphodimer
  3. monophosphodimers
  4. monophosphoester
  5. monophosphoesters
  6. monophosphohistidine
  7. monophosphohistidines
  8. monophosphokinase
  9. monophosphokinases
  10. monophosphonucleoside
  11. monophosphonucleosides

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