1. plural of phosphorolysis; chemical reactions in which a phosphate group is introduced into a molecule by the action of inorganic phosphate.
Usage: biochemistry; technical

1. third-person singular simple present indicative form of phosphorolyze; to undergo or cause phosphorolysis.
Usage: biochemistry; technical

Examples

• The enzyme catalyzes phosphorolyses of glucose-1-phosphate during starch breakdown.
• Phosphorolyses occur in metabolic pathways where phosphate groups are transferred to organic molecules.
• The reaction phosphorolyses the substrate in the presence of inorganic phosphate.
• Several phosphorolyses are essential steps in carbohydrate metabolism.
• The enzyme phosphorolyses glycogen to produce glucose-1-phosphate.