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phosphoserine

phosphoserine noun: an ester of serine and phosphoric acid, found in many proteins as the result of posttranslational modifications.

Noun

phosphoserine (plural phosphoserines)

  1. An ester of serine and phosphoric acid, found in many proteins as the result of posttranslational modifications.

Forms of phosphoserine

pluralphosphoserines

Origin of phosphoserine

From phospho- + serine.

Words formed from phosphoserine

Questions about phosphoserine

What does phosphoserine mean?
Phosphoserine means an ester of serine and phosphoric acid, found in many proteins as the result of posttranslational modifications.
What part of speech is phosphoserine?
Phosphoserine is a noun.
What is the plural of phosphoserine?
The plural of phosphoserine is phosphoserines.

Words near phosphoserine in the dictionary

  1. phosphoscreens
  2. phosphoselective
  3. phosphoselectivity
  4. phosphosensitive
  5. phosphosensitivity
  6. phosphoserine
  7. phosphoserines
  8. phosphoshift
  9. phosphoshifts
  10. phosphosiderite
  11. phosphosiderites

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