phosphorylation

phosphorylation — 名詞

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

1.名詞C2
釋義

磷酸化

在分子上加上磷酸基

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.

在培養皿裡，磷酸化在幾秒內就把修復蛋白質啟動了。

phosphorylation can switch a protein on

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

胰島素一到，磷酸化就改變了肝細胞使用糖的方式。

phosphorylation in cell signaling

常見搭配
  • protein phosphorylation
  • abnormal phosphorylation
  • phosphorylation of glucose
  • block phosphorylation
  • phosphorylation in cells
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.

同根字

  • phosphate
    名詞C1
  • phosphorylate
    動詞C2
  • phosphorylated
    形容詞C2

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • protein phosphorylation
  • phosphorylation site
  • phosphorylation level
  • phosphorylation state

常用片語

  • measure phosphorylation
  • increase phosphorylation
  • block phosphorylation
  • control phosphorylation

介系詞搭配

  • phosphorylation of proteins
  • phosphorylation in cells
  • phosphorylation by enzymes