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phosphoryl

phosphoryl

8.1
A small chemical group with a phosphorus atom joined to oxygen atoms
  • noun
  • /ˈfɑːsfəˌrɪl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : grupo fosforilo
  • Scientists studied how the phosphoryl group affects the molecule's reactivity.

Examples

  • The phosphoryl group plays a crucial role in energy transfer.

  • A phosphoryl is essential for many reactions.

  • The enzyme transfers a phosphoryl group during the reaction.

  • A phosphoryl group is essential in many metabolic processes in living cells.

  • The synthesis of ATP involves the transfer of a phosphoryl group to ADP.

  • In biochemistry, the phosphoryl group plays a crucial role in energy metabolism.

  • The structure of DNA includes several components, among which is the phosphoryl group linked to the sugar backbone.

Surface Forms

phosphoryl singular
phosphoryls plural

Morphology

phosphoryl = phosphorus (opaque) = phosphor + yl

As a noun denoting a chemical group, the '-yl' suffix is a specialist morpheme; its meaning is not obvious to general learners from 'phosphorus' alone.

Etymology

Phosphoryl begins with phosphor, from a Greek root meaning 'light', the same root in phosphorus and phosphorescent. The ending -yl is like the one in methyl and ethyl and marks a small part of a molecule, so a phosphoryl is the phosphorus-containing group you find in many chemical and biological molecules.