phosphoribosylaminoimidazole synthetase

noun

An enzyme involved in nucleotide synthesis, catalyzing the conversion of 5'-phosphoribosyl-5-aminoimidazole into 5-phosphoribosyl-4-carboxy-5-aminoimidazole.

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Meanings

nounphosphoribosylaminoimidazole synthetase (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiochemistryAn enzyme involved in nucleotide synthesis, catalyzing the conversion of 5'-phosphoribosyl-5-aminoimidazole into 5-phosphoribosyl-4-carboxy-5-aminoimidazole.
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