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phosphoribosyl-N-formylglycineamide

/ˌfɑːsfəˌraɪbəˈsaɪl ɛn ˌfɔːrməlˌɡlaɪsiːnəˈæmaɪd/

phosphoribosyl-N-formylglycineamide noun: a phosphorylated ribonucleotide intermediate in the de novo purine biosynthesis pathway, formed from glycinamide ribonucleotide and converted into phosphoribosylformylglycinamidine.

phosphoribosyl-n-formylglycineamide: a phosphorylated ribonucleotide intermediate in the de novo purine biosynthesis pathway, formed...
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Noun

phosphoribosyl-N-formylglycineamide (uncountable, abbreviation FGAR)

  1. A phosphorylated ribonucleotide intermediate in the de novo purine biosynthesis pathway, formed from glycinamide ribonucleotide and converted into phosphoribosylformylglycinamidine.

Forms of phosphoribosyl-N-formylglycineamide

abbreviationFGAR

Origin of phosphoribosyl-N-formylglycineamide

From phosphoribosyl + N + formylglycineamide.

Questions about phosphoribosyl-N-formylglycineamide

What does phosphoribosyl-N-formylglycineamide mean?
Phosphoribosyl-N-formylglycineamide means a phosphorylated ribonucleotide intermediate in the de novo purine biosynthesis pathway, formed from glycinamide ribonucleotide and converted into phosphoribosylformylglycinamidine.
What part of speech is phosphoribosyl-N-formylglycineamide?
Phosphoribosyl-N-formylglycineamide is a noun.
How do you pronounce phosphoribosyl-N-formylglycineamide?
Phosphoribosyl-N-formylglycineamide is pronounced /ˌfɑːsfəˌraɪbəˈsaɪl ɛn ˌfɔːrməlˌɡlaɪsiːnəˈæmaɪd/.

Words near phosphoribosyl-N-formylglycineamide in the dictionary

  1. phosphoriboproteins
  2. phosphoribose
  3. phosphoriboses
  4. phosphoribosyl
  5. phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate
  6. phosphoribosyl-N-formylglycineamide
  7. phosphoribosyladenosine
  8. phosphoribosylamine
  9. phosphoribosylaminoimidazole
  10. phosphoribosylaminoimidazole carboxylase
  11. phosphoribosylaminoimidazole synthetase

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