Phosphorylation
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:{Phosphorylation, in chemistry, the addition of a phosphoryl group (PO32-) to an organic compound. The process by which much of the energy in foods is conserved and made available to the cell is called oxidative phosphorylation (see cellular respiration:{). The process by which green plants convert light energy to chemical energy is called photophosphorylation (see photosynthesi:{)s.}: