phosphorylate in English

verb
1
introduce a phosphate group into (a molecule or compound).
This flavoprotein is a serine-threonine protein kinase able to phosphorylate its serine and threonine residues.

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1. In adipose tissue and muscle, hexokinase can phosphorylate fructose to fructose 6-phosphate that then enters glycolysis.