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
Nucleotides are composed of three distinctive parts: a sugar molecule, a phosphate group and one of the four nucleobases adenine, thymine, guanine and cytosine.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 8, 2024
The disassembly phase is initiated by the release of a phosphate group from inside the filament, but the details of this process have puzzled scientists since decades.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2023
The addition of a phosphate group to a molecule requires a high amount of energy and results in a high-energy bond.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 25, 2013
The charging of the battery, in which ADP and a free phosphate group are combined to restore ATP, is coupled to the oxidative process; the close linking is known as coupled phosphorylation.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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