phosphoribosylformylglycinamidine synthase

/ˌfɑːs.foʊˌraɪ.boʊ.səlˌfɔːr.məlˌɡlaɪ.səˈnæm.ɪ.diːn ˈsɪn.θeɪs/

noun

An enzyme that catalyzes a step in de novo purine biosynthesis, converting phosphoribosylformylglycinamide into phosphoribosylformylglycinamidine using glutamine and ATP.

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Meanings

nounphosphoribosylformylglycinamidine synthase (uncountable, abbreviation FGAM synthase)

abbreviation FGAM synthase

  1. uncountablebiochemistryAn enzyme that catalyzes a step in de novo purine biosynthesis, converting phosphoribosylformylglycinamide into phosphoribosylformylglycinamidine using glutamine and ATP.

Origin

From phosphoribosyl + formylglycinamidine + synthase

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