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ATase

ATase is the abbreviation of amidophosphoribosyltransferase.

Meaning of amidophosphoribosyltransferase

Noun

amidophosphoribosyltransferase (uncountable, abbreviation ATase)

  1. An enzyme that catalyzes the first committed step in purine synthesis, converting PRPP and glutamine into a precursor used to make purine nucleotides such as adenine and guanine.

Questions about ATase

What is ATase the abbreviation of?
ATase is the abbreviation of amidophosphoribosyltransferase.

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