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Phosphorylation vs Phosphosite - What's the difference?

phosphorylation | phosphosite |

As nouns the difference between phosphorylation and phosphosite

is that phosphorylation is the process of transferring a phosphate group from a donor to an acceptor; often catalysed by enzymes while phosphosite is a site (on a protein etc) responsible for, or associated with, phosphorylation.

phosphorylation

English

Noun

  • (biochemistry) the process of transferring a phosphate group from a donor to an acceptor; often catalysed by enzymes.

    • Derived terms

    * transphosphorylation

    See also

    * ATP * ADP

    phosphosite

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biochemistry, genetics) A site (on a protein etc) responsible for, or associated with, phosphorylation