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Phosphoribosyl Pyrophosphate
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Definition
: The key substance in the biosynthesis of histidine, tryptophan, and purine and pyrimidine nucleotides.
DF: PRPP
Other names
Pyrophosphate, Phosphoribosyl
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5-
phosphoribosyl 1-
O-
(1-
thiodiphosphate)
91389-14-9
Phosphoribosyl Pyrophosphate/*analogs & derivatives.
Biochemistry 1984;23(20):4767
5-
phosphoribosyl 1-
O-
(2-
thiodiphosphate)
91385-22-7
Phosphoribosyl Pyrophosphate/*analogs & derivatives.
Biochemistry 1984;23(20):4767