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phosphoribosyltransferases

phosphoribosyltransferases is the plural of phosphoribosyltransferase.

Meaning of phosphoribosyltransferase

Noun

phosphoribosyltransferase (plural phosphoribosyltransferases)

  1. An enzyme that transfers a phosphoribosyl group from a donor molecule like phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate to an acceptor molecule, typically a purine or pyrimidine base. This process is important for the salvage pathways in nucleotide metabolism, helping cells recycle bases to create nucleotides.

Questions about phosphoribosyltransferases

What is phosphoribosyltransferases the plural of?
Phosphoribosyltransferases is the plural of phosphoribosyltransferase.

Words near phosphoribosyltransferases in the dictionary

  1. phosphoribosylformylglycinamidine synthase
  2. phosphoribosylglycinamide
  3. phosphoribosylpyrophosphate
  4. phosphoribosyls
  5. phosphoribosyltransferase
  6. phosphoribosyltransferases
  7. phosphoribulokinase
  8. phosphoribulokinases
  9. phosphoric
  10. phosphoric acid
  11. phosphorical

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