Phosphorylation

/ˌfɑsfərəˈleɪʃən/ noun

Definition

The biochemical process of adding phosphate groups to proteins or other molecules, crucial for regulating cellular functions.

Etymology

From 'phosphorus' (from Greek 'phosphoros' meaning light-bearer) and Latin suffix '-ation' indicating process. The term emerged in 20th-century biochemistry as understanding of cellular energy transfer developed.

Kelly Says

This tongue-twisting term describes one of life's most fundamental processes - essentially how cells flip molecular switches on and off. Every thought, movement, and heartbeat depends on this precise cellular choreography of adding and removing phosphate groups.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ፎስፎራላሽን
foh-soh-for-ah-lish-on
ARالعربية
فوسفات
foh-sfa-at
BNবাংলা
ফসফরিলেশন
fos-for-ee-leh-shon
CACatalà
fosforilació
fos-for-ee-lah-see-oh
CSČeština
fosforylace
fos-for-ee-lah-tsay
DADansk
fosforylering
fos-for-ee-ler-ing
DEDeutsch
Phosphorylierung
fos-for-ee-lyu-ng
ELΕλληνικά
φωσφορυλίωση
fos-for-ee-lee-oh-see
ESEspañol
fosforilación
fos-foh-ree-lah-syohn
FAفارسی
فسفاته
fos-fa-tay-eh
FISuomi
fosforylointi
fos-for-ee-lo-in-tee
FRFrançais
phosphorylation
fos-for-i-lay-syohn
GUGU
ફોસ્ફોરિલેશન
fos-for-ee-leh-shon
HAHA
fasafa
fa-sa-fa
HEעברית
פוספוריליציה
fos-for-ee-lee-tsee-ah
HIहिन्दी
फॉस्फोरिलीकरण
fos-for-ee-lee-karan
HUMagyar
foszforiláció
fos-for-ee-lah-see-oh
IDBahasa Indonesia
fosforilasi
fos-for-ee-la-see
IGIG
fosforilasi
fos-for-ee-la-see
ITItaliano
fosforilazione
fos-foh-ree-lah-syohn
JA日本語
リン酸化
rin-san-ka
KKKK
фосфорилирование
fos-for-ee-lee-ro-vee-nyeh
KMKM
ផ្សូរ
ph-soor
KO한국어
인산화
in-san-hwa
MRMR
फॉस्फोरिलीकरण
fos-for-ee-lee-karan
MSBahasa Melayu
fosforilasi
fos-for-ee-la-see
MYမြန်မာ
ဖိုးစပါ
foh-se-pa
NLNederlands
fosforylering
fos-for-ee-ler-ing
NONorsk
fosforylering
fos-for-ee-ler-ing
PAPA
ਫੋਸਫੋਰਿਲੇશਨ
fos-for-ee-leh-shon
PLPolski
fosforylacja
fos-for-ee-lah-tsee-ah
PTPortuguês
fosforilação
fos-for-ee-lah-syohn
RORomână
fosforilare
fos-for-ee-lah-reh
RUРусский
фосфорилирование
fos-for-i-lee-ro-vee-nyeh
SVSvenska
fosforylering
fos-for-ee-ler-ing
SWKiswahili
fosforilayo
fos-for-ee-lah-yo
TAதமிழ்
பொஸ்பரேற்றம்
pos-par-ay-rat-tam
TEతెలుగు
ఫాస్ఫరేట
faas-far-ay-ta
THไทย
ฟอสฟอรีเลชัน
fos-for-ee-leh-chan
TLTL
fosforilasyon
fos-for-ee-lah-syohn
TRTürkçe
fosforilasyon
fos-for-ee-lah-syohn
UKУкраїнська
фосфорилювання
fos-for-ee-loo-vlen-nyeh
URاردو
فوسفات
foh-sfa-at
VITiếng Việt
photpho
foh-sfos
YOYO
fosforilasi
fos-for-ee-la-see
ZH中文
磷酸化
lín-sàn-huà
ZUZU
ifosforilasi
i-fos-for-ee-la-see

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