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Metabolism > Phosphorylation
Chemical Phenomena > Biochemical Phenomena > Phosphorylation
Chemical Phenomena > Organic Chemistry Phenomena > Phosphorylation

Preferred term

Phosphorylation  

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Note

  • almost never IM; enzymatic phosphorylation: coord NIM with PHOSPHOTRANSFERASES (IM) + substrate (NIM) or specific phosphotransferase (particularly KINASES or PROTEIN KINASES) (IM); OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION & PHOTOPHOSPHORYLATION are also available

Scope note

  • The introduction of a phosphoryl group into a compound through the formation of an ester bond between the compound and a phosphorus moiety.

History note

  • 91(79); was see under CHEMISTRY, ORGANIC 1979-90

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D010766

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