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phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate

/ˌfɑs.foʊˌraɪ.boʊ.sɪlˌpaɪ.roʊˈfɑs.feɪt/

phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate noun: a high-energy, activated sugar molecule derived from ribose 5-phosphate that acts as a key starting material for making and recycling nucleotides in cells.

phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate: a high-energy, activated sugar molecule derived from ribose 5-phosphate that acts as a key starting...
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Noun

phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate (usually uncountable, plural PRPP)

  1. (usually) A high-energy, activated sugar molecule derived from ribose 5-phosphate that acts as a key starting material for making and recycling nucleotides in cells.

Forms of phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate

pluralPRPP

Origin of phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate

From phosphoribosyl + pyrophosphate.

Questions about phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate

What does phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate mean?
Phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate means a high-energy, activated sugar molecule derived from ribose 5-phosphate that acts as a key starting material for making and recycling nucleotides in cells.
What part of speech is phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate?
Phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate is a noun.
How do you pronounce phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate?
Phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate is pronounced /ˌfɑs.foʊˌraɪ.boʊ.sɪlˌpaɪ.roʊˈfɑs.feɪt/.
What is the plural of phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate?
The plural of phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate is PRPP.

Words near phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate in the dictionary

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

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