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From phosphoribosyl + N + formylglycineamide.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A phosphorylated ribonucleotide intermediate in the de novo purine biosynthesis pathway, formed from glycinamide ribonucleotide and converted into phosphoribosylformylglycinamidine. Full definition →
From phosphoribosyl + N + formylglycineamide.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.