phosphotransferase
Sign in to saveIn biochemistry, phosphotransferases are enzymes that catalyze phosphorylations (addition of inorganic phosphate, abbreviated P, to some substrate).
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In biochemistry, phosphotransferases are enzymes that catalyze phosphorylations (addition of inorganic phosphate, abbreviated P, to some substrate).
Two kinds of phosphotransferases are kinases where ATP donates P and phosphorylases where inorganic phosphate is the P donor.
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