noun
- Plural of phosphoryl; chemical groups or radicals containing phosphorus, typically consisting of phosphorus bonded to oxygen atoms, found in organic and inorganic compounds.
Usage: chemistry; technical
Examples
- Phosphoryls are essential functional groups in many biological molecules.
- The enzyme catalyzes the transfer of phosphoryls to substrate proteins.
- Phosphoryls in ATP play a crucial role in cellular energy transfer.
- The structure contains multiple phosphoryls bonded to the carbon backbone.
- Biochemists study how phosphoryls regulate protein activity in cells.