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phosphoribosylaminoimidazole synthetase

phosphoribosylaminoimidazole synthetase noun: an enzyme involved in nucleotide synthesis, catalyzing the conversion of 5'-phosphoribosyl-5-aminoimidazole into 5-phosphoribosyl-4-carboxy-5-aminoimidazole.

Noun

phosphoribosylaminoimidazole synthetase (uncountable)

  1. An enzyme involved in nucleotide synthesis, catalyzing the conversion of 5'-phosphoribosyl-5-aminoimidazole into 5-phosphoribosyl-4-carboxy-5-aminoimidazole.

Questions about phosphoribosylaminoimidazole synthetase

What does phosphoribosylaminoimidazole synthetase mean?
Phosphoribosylaminoimidazole synthetase means an enzyme involved in nucleotide synthesis, catalyzing the conversion of 5'-phosphoribosyl-5-aminoimidazole into 5-phosphoribosyl-4-carboxy-5-aminoimidazole.
What part of speech is phosphoribosylaminoimidazole synthetase?
Phosphoribosylaminoimidazole synthetase is a noun.

Words near phosphoribosylaminoimidazole synthetase in the dictionary

  1. phosphoribosyl-N-formylglycineamide
  2. phosphoribosyladenosine
  3. phosphoribosylamine
  4. phosphoribosylaminoimidazole
  5. phosphoribosylaminoimidazole carboxylase
  6. phosphoribosylaminoimidazole synthetase
  7. phosphoribosylaminoimidazolecarboxamide formyltransferase
  8. phosphoribosylaminoimidazolesuccinocarboxamide
  9. phosphoribosylaminoimidazolesuccinocarboxamide synthase
  10. phosphoribosylate
  11. phosphoribosylated

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