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phosphoenzyme

phosphoenzyme noun: the phosphorylated form of an enzyme.

Noun

phosphoenzyme (plural phosphoenzymes)

  1. The phosphorylated form of an enzyme
    • Indeed, every reaction step measured in the Na,K-ATPase reaction cycle was significantly affected by the concentration of cholesterol: the phosphoenzyme levels increased, the apparent ATP affinity increased, the cytoplasmic Na + activation was inhibited at high Na + concentrations, and the rate of...2015 July 22, “Effects of Iron Overload on the Activity of Na,K-ATPase and Lipid Profile of the Human Erythrocyte Membrane”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of phosphoenzyme

pluralphosphoenzymes

Origin of phosphoenzyme

From phospho- + enzyme.

Questions about phosphoenzyme

What does phosphoenzyme mean?
Phosphoenzyme means the phosphorylated form of an enzyme.
What part of speech is phosphoenzyme?
Phosphoenzyme is a noun.
What is the plural of phosphoenzyme?
The plural of phosphoenzyme is phosphoenzymes.

Words near phosphoenzyme in the dictionary

  1. phosphoenolpyruvates
  2. phosphoenolpyruvic acid
  3. phosphoenols
  4. phosphoenoylpyruvate
  5. phosphoenrichment
  6. phosphoenzyme
  7. phosphoenzymes
  8. phosphoepitope
  9. phosphoepitopes
  10. phosphoester
  11. phosphoesterase

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