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phosphoribosylformylglycinamidine synthase

/ˌfɑːs.foʊˌraɪ.boʊ.səlˌfɔːr.məlˌɡlaɪ.səˈnæm.ɪ.diːn ˈsɪn.θeɪs/

phosphoribosylformylglycinamidine synthase noun: an enzyme that catalyzes a step in de novo purine biosynthesis, converting phosphoribosylformylglycinamide into phosphoribosylformylglycinamidine using glutamine and ATP.

phosphoribosylformylglycinamidine synthase: an enzyme that catalyzes a step in de novo purine biosynthesis, converting...
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Noun

phosphoribosylformylglycinamidine synthase (uncountable, abbreviation FGAM synthase)

  1. An enzyme that catalyzes a step in de novo purine biosynthesis, converting phosphoribosylformylglycinamide into phosphoribosylformylglycinamidine using glutamine and ATP.

Forms of phosphoribosylformylglycinamidine synthase

abbreviationFGAM synthase

Origin of phosphoribosylformylglycinamidine synthase

From phosphoribosyl + formylglycinamidine + synthase

Questions about phosphoribosylformylglycinamidine synthase

What does phosphoribosylformylglycinamidine synthase mean?
Phosphoribosylformylglycinamidine synthase means an enzyme that catalyzes a step in de novo purine biosynthesis, converting phosphoribosylformylglycinamide into phosphoribosylformylglycinamidine using glutamine and ATP.
What part of speech is phosphoribosylformylglycinamidine synthase?
Phosphoribosylformylglycinamidine synthase is a noun.
How do you pronounce phosphoribosylformylglycinamidine synthase?
Phosphoribosylformylglycinamidine synthase is pronounced /ˌfɑːs.foʊˌraɪ.boʊ.səlˌfɔːr.məlˌɡlaɪ.səˈnæm.ɪ.diːn ˈsɪn.θeɪs/.

Words near phosphoribosylformylglycinamidine synthase in the dictionary

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

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