Plural of phosphatase
regular plural
The plural of phosphatase is phosphatases.
Forms of phosphatase
| Singular | phosphatase |
|---|---|
| Plural | phosphatases |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Phosphatases in a sentence
- A broad continuum of dephosphorylation was observed across the microarrayed peptide substrates for all phosphatases, suggesting a complex relationship between substrate sequence recognition and optimal activity.2015 August 25, “Phosphotyrosine Substrate Sequence Motifs for Dual Specificity Phosphatases”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI. From the entry microarrayed
- Thus, to investigate the impact of phosphatases on ALK phosphorylation and activity, pervanadate inhibitor was administered to the cells and the effect compared with that observed after exposure to mAb46.2015 July 6, “Understanding the Interplay between Expression, Mutation and Activity of ALK Receptor in Rhabdomyosarcoma Cells for Clinical…. From the entry pervanadate
Meaning of phosphatase
- noun Any of several enzymes that hydrolyze phosphate esters, and are important in the metabolism of carbohydrates, nucleotides and phospholipids, and in the formation of bone.
Questions about the plural of phosphatase
- What is the plural of phosphatase?
- The plural of phosphatase is phosphatases.
- Is phosphatase countable?
- Phosphatase is a countable and uncountable noun.
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