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phosphomutant

phosphomutant noun: a mutant protein that is a phosphoprotein, wherein the mutation changes one or more amino acids modifiable by phosphorylation into non-phosphorylatable residues.

Noun

phosphomutant (plural phosphomutants)

  1. A mutant protein that is a phosphoprotein, wherein the mutation changes one or more amino acids modifiable by phosphorylation into non-phosphorylatable residues.

Forms of phosphomutant

pluralphosphomutants

Origin of phosphomutant

From phospho- + mutant.

Questions about phosphomutant

What does phosphomutant mean?
Phosphomutant means a mutant protein that is a phosphoprotein, wherein the mutation changes one or more amino acids modifiable by phosphorylation into non-phosphorylatable residues.
What part of speech is phosphomutant?
Phosphomutant is a noun.
What is the plural of phosphomutant?
The plural of phosphomutant is phosphomutants.

Words near phosphomutant in the dictionary

  1. phosphomonoesterase
  2. phosphomonoesterases
  3. phosphomonoesters
  4. phosphomotif
  5. phosphomotifs
  6. phosphomutant
  7. phosphomutants
  8. phosphomutase
  9. phosphomutases
  10. phosphomutated
  11. phosphomutation

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