Phosphorylation

Name:
Phosphorylation
Detailed information:
A reaction in which phosphorus combines with an organic compound, usually in the form of the trivalent phosphoryl group. It occurs naturally in cellular metabolism and is of particular importance in vitamin activity and enzyme formation. It is also used to produce a modified cellulose (P-cellulose) for cation exchange in chromatographic separations. Most often by enzymatic transfer of a phosphate group from ATP.