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SAICAR synthase

SAICAR synthase is the abbreviation of phosphoribosylaminoimidazolesuccinocarboxamide synthase.

Meaning of phosphoribosylaminoimidazolesuccinocarboxamide synthase

Noun

phosphoribosylaminoimidazolesuccinocarboxamide synthase (uncountable, abbreviation SAICAR synthase)

  1. An enzyme in purine biosynthesis that uses ATP and aspartate to convert CAIR into SAICAR, helping cells produce the building blocks for DNA, RNA, and ATP.
    • Crystals of phosphoribosylaminoimidazolesuccinocarboxamide synthase (EC 6.3.2.6) from the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae were grown by the vapor diffusion hanging-drop technique, using ammonium sulfate as the precipitant.1992, A. I. Grebenko, V. M. Levdikov, V. V. Barynin, W. R. Melik-Adamyan, A. N. Myasnikov, Crystallization and preliminary X-ray investigation of phosphoribosylaminoimidazolesuccinocarboxamide...

Questions about SAICAR synthase

What is SAICAR synthase the abbreviation of?
SAICAR synthase is the abbreviation of phosphoribosylaminoimidazolesuccinocarboxamide synthase.

Words near SAICAR synthase in the dictionary

  1. saibling
  2. saiblings
  3. saic
  4. SAICA
  5. SAICAR
  6. SAICAR synthase
  7. saice
  8. saices
  9. saick
  10. saicks
  11. saics

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