"phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From phosphoribosyl + pyrophosphate. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|phosphoribosyl|pyrophosphate}} phosphoribosyl + pyrophosphate Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate (uncountable)
  1. (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. Wikipedia link: phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Biochemistry Synonyms: PRPP [abbreviation]

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