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Dephosphorylate vs Autophosphatase - What's the difference?

dephosphorylate | autophosphatase |

As a verb dephosphorylate

is to cause, or undergo dephosphorylation.

As a noun autophosphatase is

a phosphatase that dephosphorylates itself.

dephosphorylate

English

Verb

(dephosphorylat)
  • To cause, or undergo dephosphorylation
  • autophosphatase

    English

    Alternative forms

    * auto-phosphatase

    Noun

    (head)
  • (enzyme, noun adjunct) A phosphatase that dephosphorylates itself
  • an autophosphatase reaction
  • * {{quote-book, 2006, U. Schibler, chapter=Circadian time keeping, Hypothalamic Integration of Energy Metabolism, editors=Kalsbeek et al. citation
  • , passage=In addition, KaiC, which can act both as an autokinase and an autophosphatase , undergoes robust daily phosphorylation cycles that depend on its physical interactions with KaiA and KaiB.}}