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dephosphorylation
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Dephosphorylation
Dephosphorylation
is the removal of a
phosphate
(PO
4
3-
) group from an
organic compound
by
hydrolysis
. It is a reversible
post-translational modification
. Dephosphorylation and its counterpart,
phosphorylation
, activate and deactivate
enzymes
by detaching or attaching phosphoric
esters
and
anhydrides
. A notable occurrence of dephosphorylation is the conversion of
ATP
to
ADP
and inorganic phosphate.
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