phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate
Meanings
noun
- 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
Etymology
From phosphoribosyl + pyrophosphate.
Synonyms
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