adjective
- of, relating to, or involving phosphorylation (the addition of a phosphate group to a molecule)
Usage: technical; biochemistry
Examples
- The phosphorylative process is essential for cellular energy transfer.
- Phosphorylative enzymes catalyze the addition of phosphate groups to proteins.
- This phosphorylative reaction occurs in the mitochondria during ATP synthesis.
- The drug inhibits phosphorylative pathways in cancer cells.
- Phosphorylative modifications regulate protein function in the cell.