phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A pentose phosphate, formed from ribose 5-phosphate by the enzyme ribose-phosphate diphosphokinase, which plays a role in transferring phospho-ribose groups in several reactions.

Word forms

phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate

Etymology

From phosphoribosyl + pyrophosphate.

Synonyms

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