phosphoribosylformylglycinamidine

/ˌfɒs.foʊˌraɪ.boʊ.sɪlˌfɔːr.mɪlˌɡlaɪ.sɪ.nəˈmɪd.iːn/

noun

A phosphorylated intermediate compound in the de novo biosynthesis of purine nucleotides, formed from phosphoribosylformylglycinamide by the action of FGAM synthase and converted into 5-aminoimidazole ribonucleotide.

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Meanings

nounphosphoribosylformylglycinamidine (uncountable, abbreviation FGAM)

abbreviation FGAM

  1. uncountablebiochemistryA phosphorylated intermediate compound in the de novo biosynthesis of purine nucleotides, formed from phosphoribosylformylglycinamide by the action of FGAM synthase and converted into 5-aminoimidazole ribonucleotide.

Origin

From phosphoribosyl + formyl + glycinamidine.

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