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.
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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
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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.
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