glycerophosphorylation

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English

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Etymology

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From glycero- +‎ phosphorylation.

Noun

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glycerophosphorylation (uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry) phosphorylation with a glycerophosphoric acid (or derivative)
    • 2016 January 29, “Histone H1 Variants in Arabidopsis Are Subject to Numerous Post-Translational Modifications, Both Conserved and Previously Unknown in Histones, Suggesting Complex Functions of H1 in Plants”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      Since we were unable to assign the mass of this neutral loss to any part of the glycerophosphorylation, it is possible that this unusual modification has a different chemical nature.