Medical term:

phosphorolysis



phosphorolysis

 [fos″fo-rol´ĭ-sis]
cleavage of a chemical bond with simultaneous addition of the elements of phosphoric acid to the residues.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

phos·pho·rol·y·sis

(fos'fŏ-rol'i-sis),
A reaction analogous to hydrolysis except that the elements of phosphoric acid, rather than of water, are added in the course of splitting a bond; for example, the formation of glucose 1-phosphate from glycogen.
Synonym(s): phosphoroclastic cleavage
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

phos·pho·rol·y·sis

(fos-fŏr-ol'i-sis)
A reaction analogous to hydrolysis except that the elements of phosphoric acid, rather than of water, are added in the course of splitting a bond.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012


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