phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate
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)