phosphopantetheinylate

noun

Any salt or ester of phosphopantetheine.

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Meanings

phosphopantetheinylate1

nounphosphopantetheinylate (plural phosphopantetheinylates)

plural phosphopantetheinylates

  1. biochemistryAny salt or ester of phosphopantetheine.

phosphopantetheinylate2

verbphosphopantetheinylate (third-person singular simple present phosphopantetheinylates, present participle phosphopantetheinylating, simple past and past participle phosphopantetheinylated)

present singular third person phosphopantetheinylates · participle present phosphopantetheinylating · participle past phosphopantetheinylated · past phosphopantetheinylated

  1. biochemistryTo react with phosphopantetheine.

    It is a broad spectrum PPTase which is able to phosphopantetheinylate the ACP components of both cytosolic and mitochondrial FAS systems, as well as the aminoadipate semialdehyde dehydrogenase, associated with lysine degradation.

    2015 November 26, “Characterisation of the Candida albicans Phosphopantetheinyl Transferase Ppt2 as a Potential Antifungal Drug Target”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

phosphopantetheinylate · noun

From phosphopantetheinyl + -ate (“salt or ester”).

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phosphopantetheinylate · verb

From phosphopantetheinyl + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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APA

phosphopantetheinylate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphopantetheinylate

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“phosphopantetheinylate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphopantetheinylate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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