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phosphoserine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An ester of serine and phosphoric acid, found in many proteins as the result of posttranslational modifications.

Word forms

phosphoserine phosphoserines

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Hellenic *pʰérō Ancient Greek φέρω (phérō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek -φόρος (-phóros) Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros)bor. Latin phōsphorusbor. English phosphorus English phospho- Old Chinese 絲 (*sə)der.? Ancient Greek σήρ (sḗr) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek σηρῐκός (sērĭkós)bor. Latin sēricusder. English serine English phosphoserine From phospho- + serine.

Derived words

antiphosphoserine
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