phosphorylation

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English phosphor Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English phosphoryl Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English phosphorylation From phosphoryl + -ation.

1. the process of transferring a phosphate group from a donor to an acceptor; often catalysed by enzymes.

   “Src worked by unleashing an indiscriminate volley of phosphorylation—throwing “on” dozens of molecular switches.”