Term Name:	negative regulation of protein phosphorylation
Synonyms:	down regulation of protein amino acid phosphorylation, down-regulation of protein amino acid phosphorylation, downregulation of protein amino acid phosphorylation, inhibition of protein amino acid phosphorylation, negative regulation of protein amino acid phosphorylation
Definition:	Any process that stops, prevents or reduces the rate of addition of phosphate groups to amino acids within a protein.
Ontology:	GO: Biological Process [GO:0001933]    QuickGO    AmiGO