phosphoribosylaminoimidazolesuccinocarboxamide synthase

noun

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.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounphosphoribosylaminoimidazolesuccinocarboxamide synthase (uncountable, abbreviation SAICAR synthase)

abbreviation SAICAR synthase

  1. uncountablebiochemistryAn 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 synthase from the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Origin

From phosphoribosylaminoimidazolesuccinocarboxamide + synthase

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

phosphoribosylaminoimidazolesuccinocarboxamide synthase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphoribosylaminoimidazolesuccinocarboxamide%20synthase

MLA

“phosphoribosylaminoimidazolesuccinocarboxamide synthase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphoribosylaminoimidazolesuccinocarboxamide%20synthase. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phosphoribosylaminoimidazolesuccinocarboxamide synthase,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphoribosylaminoimidazolesuccinocarboxamide%20synthase.

Source: phosphoribosylaminoimidazolesuccinocarboxamide synthase on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.