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phosphoribosylformylglycinamidine

/ˌfɒs.foʊˌraɪ.boʊ.sɪlˌfɔːr.mɪlˌɡlaɪ.sɪ.nəˈmɪd.iːn/

phosphoribosylformylglycinamidine noun: 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.

phosphoribosylformylglycinamidine: a phosphorylated intermediate compound in the de novo biosynthesis of purine nucleotides, formed...
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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.

Forms of phosphoribosylformylglycinamidine

abbreviationFGAM

Origin of phosphoribosylformylglycinamidine

From phosphoribosyl + formyl + glycinamidine.

Words formed from phosphoribosylformylglycinamidine

Questions about phosphoribosylformylglycinamidine

What does phosphoribosylformylglycinamidine mean?
Phosphoribosylformylglycinamidine means 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.
What part of speech is phosphoribosylformylglycinamidine?
Phosphoribosylformylglycinamidine is a noun.
How do you pronounce phosphoribosylformylglycinamidine?
Phosphoribosylformylglycinamidine is pronounced /ˌfɒs.foʊˌraɪ.boʊ.sɪlˌfɔːr.mɪlˌɡlaɪ.sɪ.nəˈmɪd.iːn/.

Words near phosphoribosylformylglycinamidine in the dictionary

  1. phosphoribosylaminoimidazolesuccinocarboxamide synthase
  2. phosphoribosylate
  3. phosphoribosylated
  4. phosphoribosylation
  5. phosphoribosylations
  6. phosphoribosylformylglycinamidine
  7. phosphoribosylformylglycinamidine synthase
  8. phosphoribosylglycinamide
  9. phosphoribosylpyrophosphate
  10. phosphoribosyls
  11. phosphoribosyltransferase

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