phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From 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)