phosphate group
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of phosphate group
First recorded in 1950–55
Example Sentences
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The protein ZAK -- a so-called kinase, that is, an enzyme which activates other molecules by transferring a phosphate group to them -- plays a central role in controlling this stress response.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 25, 2025
A kinase is an enzyme that adds a phosphate group to another molecule, in this case a protein, to regulate important activities in the cell.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 13, 2024
The disassembly of old filaments is crucial for cell movement and is regulated by ATP hydrolysis -- the reaction of ATP with water that cleaves a phosphate group and generates energy.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2023
RuBP has five atoms of carbon and a phosphate group on each end.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 25, 2013
But as the wheel turns further another phosphate group is coupled on and the potent ATP is restored.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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