phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
phosphoribosyl + pyrophosphate
Noun[edit]
phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate (uncountable)
- (biochemistry) 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.
Synonyms[edit]
- PRPP (abbreviation)