phosphorylation

phosphorylation — noun

1. the chemical process in which a phosphate group is put onto a molecule, either f

1.名詞C2
釋義

the chemical process in which a phosphate group is put onto a molecule, either from free phosphate or from another organic molecule that already carries one

例句

In the lab dish, phosphorylation switched the repair protein on within seconds.

phosphorylation can switch a protein on

After insulin arrived, phosphorylation changed how the liver cell used sugar.

phosphorylation in cell signaling

同義詞
  • phosphate addition

    a plain explanatory phrase rather than the standard technical term

  • phosphate transfer

    narrower, because it emphasizes movement from one molecule to another

  • modification

    much broader and only works when the phosphate change is already clear from context

反義詞

文法句型

phosphorylation of a protein

block phosphorylation

phosphorylation in cells

用法筆記

Usually uncountable. Common in biochemistry with words such as protein, enzyme, sugar, and cell signal. Distinguish from phosphate, which names the chemical group or compound itself, not the process of attaching it.

常見錯誤

❌Phosphate of the protein increased after the test.
✅Phosphorylation of the protein increased after the test.
💡'phosphate' names the group or compound; 'phosphorylation' names the process.
❌The sample showed many phosphorylations after heating.
✅The sample showed a high level of phosphorylation after heating.
💡When you mean the process in general, this word is usually uncountable.