Meanings
nounphosphopeptide (plural phosphopeptides)
plural phosphopeptides
- biochemistryAny peptide that incorporates a phosphate group as a result of phosphorylation
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
- Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
- Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéreti
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰérō
- Ancient Greekφέρω (phérō)
- Ancient Greekφωσφόρος (phōsphóros)
- Latinphōsphorus
- Englishphosphorus
- Englishphospho-
- Proto-Indo-European*pekʷ-
- Proto-Indo-European*pékʷ-ye-
- Proto-Hellenic*pét͏̌t͏̌ō
- Ancient Greekπέσσω (péssō)bf.
- Ancient Greekπέπτω (péptō)
- Ancient Greekπεπτόν (peptón)
- GermanPepton
- Englishpeptone
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
- GermanPepton
- GermanPeptid
- Englishpeptide
- Englishphosphopeptide
Translations
Finnish fosfopeptidi
- fosfopeptidipeptide that incorporates a phospate group as a result of phosphorylation
Cite this entry
APA
phosphopeptide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphopeptide
MLA
“phosphopeptide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphopeptide. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phosphopeptide,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphopeptide.
Source: phosphopeptide on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.