Term Name: dephosphorylation
Synonyms:
Definition: The process of removing one or more phosphoric (ester or anhydride) residues from a molecule.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0016311]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: phosphate-containing compound metabolic process
has subtype: phosphoanandamide dephosphorylation phospholipid dephosphorylation polynucleotide 3' dephosphorylation polynucleotide 5' dephosphorylation protein dephosphorylation
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of dephosphorylation
positively regulated by: positive regulation of dephosphorylation
regulated by: regulation of dephosphorylation