phosphohistidine

noun

Either of two N-phosphate derivatives of histidine (in which N-H is replaced by N-PO₃H)

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Meanings

nounphosphohistidine (plural phosphohistidines)

plural phosphohistidines

  1. chemistryEither of two N-phosphate derivatives of histidine (in which N-H is replaced by N-PO₃H)

    Unambiguous electron density for a vanadate ion covalently bound to His11 (numbering according to PDB_ID: 4PZ9) mimicking the phosphohistidine intermediate and acetate ion was observed.

    2016 February 19, “Prediction of Certain Well-Characterized Domains of Known Functions within the PE and PPE Proteins of Mycobacteria”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From phospho- + histidine.

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