phosphoenzyme

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noun

The phosphorylated form of an enzyme

Scrabble 37

Meanings

nounphosphoenzyme (plural phosphoenzymes)

plural phosphoenzymes

  1. biochemistryThe phosphorylated form of an enzyme
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    Indeed, every reaction step measured in the Na,K-ATPase reaction cycle was significantly affected by the concentration of cholesterol: the phosphoenzyme levels increased, the apparent ATP affinity increased, the cytoplasmic Na + activation was inhibited at high Na + concentrations, and the rate of phosphorylation and of spontaneous and K + -activated dephosphorylation increased[51 –53 ].

    2015 July 22, “Effects of Iron Overload on the Activity of Na,K-ATPase and Lipid Profile of the Human Erythrocyte Membrane”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

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