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ribose 5-phosphate

ribose 5-phosphate noun: a biochemical that is important for the metabolic process called pentose phosphate pathway. It can form when ribulose 5-phosphate isomerizes.

Noun

ribose 5-phosphate (plural ribose 5-phosphates)

  1. A biochemical that is important for the metabolic process called pentose phosphate pathway. It can form when ribulose 5-phosphate isomerizes.

Forms of ribose 5-phosphate

pluralribose 5-phosphates

Questions about ribose 5-phosphate

What does ribose 5-phosphate mean?
Ribose 5-phosphate means a biochemical that is important for the metabolic process called pentose phosphate pathway. It can form when ribulose 5-phosphate isomerizes.
What part of speech is ribose 5-phosphate?
Ribose 5-phosphate is a noun.
What is the plural of ribose 5-phosphate?
The plural of ribose 5-phosphate is ribose 5-phosphates.

Words near ribose 5-phosphate in the dictionary

  1. riboregulators
  2. riboregulatory
  3. riborepressor
  4. riborepressors
  5. ribose
  6. ribose 5-phosphate
  7. ribose nucleic acid
  8. ribose nucleic acids
  9. riboses
  10. riboside
  11. ribosides

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