1. having undergone phosphorylation; containing an added phosphate group
Usage: biochemistry; commonly used in scientific and medical contexts

1. past tense and past participle of phosphorylate; to introduce a phosphate group into a molecule
Usage: biochemistry; technical term

Examples

• The phosphorylated protein became active after the enzyme added the phosphate group.
• Researchers phosphorylated the sample to study how the modification affected protein function.
• Phosphorylated glucose is the first step in cellular metabolism.
• The drug works by preventing proteins from being phosphorylated.
• Scientists identified phosphorylated forms of the receptor in the cell membrane.
• When the kinase phosphorylated the target molecule, it triggered a cellular response.