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What does dephosphorylation mean?

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Noun
  1. (biochemistry) The removal of phosphate groups from a compound, especially from a biological compound
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Dephosphorylation of tyrosine phosphorylated synthetic peptides by rat liver phosphotyrosine protein phosphatase isoenzymes.
The dephosphorylation step is mediated by myosin phosphatase, the primary effector of smooth muscle relaxation.
Dephosphorylation of phytate by phytase takes place in a stepwise manner.
Stereospecificity of myo-inositol hexakisphosphate dephosphorylation by a phytate-degrading enzyme of Escherichia coli.
They slow down cell division by counteracting the effects of various kinases through dephosphorylation of proteins.
To test this relationship, dynein dephosphorylation was blocked with brief taxol treatment, and the levels of dephosphodynein along spindle fibers were measured.

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