autophosphatase

English

Alternative forms

• auto-phosphatase

Etymology

From auto- +‎ phosphatase.

Noun

autophosphatase (plural autophosphatases)

1. (biochemistry, noun adjunct) A phosphatase that dephosphorylates itself

   an autophosphatase reaction

   • 2006, U. Schibler, “Circadian time keeping”, in Kalsbeek et al., editors, Hypothalamic Integration of Energy Metabolism‎^[1], →ISBN, page 273:

     In addition, KaiC, which can act both as an autokinase and an autophosphatase, undergoes robust daily phosphorylation cycles that depend on its physical interactions with KaiA and KaiB.

Related terms

• autokinase
• autophosphorylase