prephosphorylation means prior phosphorylation.
Etymology
From pre- + phosphorylation.
noun
- prior phosphorylation“Prephosphorylation with Pho85p-Pho80p had an inhibitory effect on its subsequent phosphorylation with protein kinase C; however, prephosphorylation with protein kinase C had no effect on the subsequent phosphorylation with Pho85p-Pho80p.”