phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate
English
editEtymology
editFrom phosphoribosyl + pyrophosphate.
Noun
editphosphoribosyl 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)