phosphoenzyme

English

Etymology

phospho- +‎ enzyme

Noun

phosphoenzyme (plural phosphoenzymes)

  1. (biochemistry) The phosphorylated form of an enzyme
    • 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:
      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 ].
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