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phosphoablative

phosphoablative adjective: that removes (or deactivates) the phosphate groups of a phosphorylated protein.

Adjective

phosphoablative (not comparable)

  1. That removes (or deactivates) the phosphate groups of a phosphorylated protein

Origin of phosphoablative

From phospho- + ablative.

Questions about phosphoablative

What does phosphoablative mean?
Phosphoablative means that removes (or deactivates) the phosphate groups of a phosphorylated protein.
What part of speech is phosphoablative?
Phosphoablative is an adjective.

Words near phosphoablative in the dictionary

  1. phosphites
  2. phosphitylated
  3. phosphitylation
  4. phosphitylations
  5. phospho-
  6. phosphoablative
  7. phosphoaccepting
  8. phosphoacceptor
  9. phosphoacceptors
  10. phosphoacetylated
  11. phosphoacetylation

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