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FGAM

FGAM is the abbreviation of phosphoribosylformylglycinamidine.

Meaning of phosphoribosylformylglycinamidine

Noun

phosphoribosylformylglycinamidine (uncountable, abbreviation FGAM)

  1. A phosphorylated intermediate compound in the de novo biosynthesis of purine nucleotides, formed from phosphoribosylformylglycinamide by the action of FGAM synthase and converted into 5-aminoimidazole ribonucleotide.

Words formed from FGAM

Questions about FGAM

What is FGAM the abbreviation of?
FGAM is the abbreviation of phosphoribosylformylglycinamidine.

Words near FGAM in the dictionary

  1. Ffyona
  2. fg
  3. FG syndrome
  4. FG%
  5. FGA
  6. FGAM
  7. FGAM Synthase
  8. FGC
  9. FGCC
  10. FGCs
  11. FGCU

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