Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

transphosphorylate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: transpho-s-pho-ry-late
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To carry out transphosphorylation upon.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Activation of this receptor complex occurs when type II receptor transphosphorylates glycine-serine domain of receptor type I. Then the activated type I kinase is transiently associated with a transmembrane receptor, Smad2/Smad3."

Etymology

From trans- + phosphorylate.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: trans

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

transphosphorylates (present, singular) transphosphorylating (participle, present) transphosphorylated (participle, past) transphosphorylated (past)

Questions

What does transphosphorylate mean?: To carry out transphosphorylation upon.
Where does transphosphorylate come from?: From trans- + phosphorylate.

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