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phosphohistidine

phosphohistidine noun: either of two N-phosphate derivatives of histidine (in which N-H is replaced by N-PO₃H).

Noun

phosphohistidine (plural phosphohistidines)

  1. Either of two N-phosphate derivatives of histidine (in which N-H is replaced by N-PO₃H)
    • Unambiguous electron density for a vanadate ion covalently bound to His11 (numbering according to PDB_ID: 4PZ9) mimicking the phosphohistidine intermediate and acetate ion was observed.2016 February 19, “Prediction of Certain Well-Characterized Domains of Known Functions within the PE and PPE Proteins of Mycobacteria”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of phosphohistidine

pluralphosphohistidines

Origin of phosphohistidine

From phospho- + histidine.

Words formed from phosphohistidine

Questions about phosphohistidine

What does phosphohistidine mean?
Phosphohistidine means either of two N-phosphate derivatives of histidine (in which N-H is replaced by N-PO₃H).
What part of speech is phosphohistidine?
Phosphohistidine is a noun.
What is the plural of phosphohistidine?
The plural of phosphohistidine is phosphohistidines.

Words near phosphohistidine in the dictionary

  1. phosphoheptose
  2. phosphohexomutase
  3. phosphohexomutases
  4. phosphohexose
  5. phosphohexoses
  6. phosphohistidine
  7. phosphohistidines
  8. phosphohistone
  9. phosphohydrase
  10. phosphohydrases
  11. phosphohydrolase

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