Phosphoribosyl Pyrophosphate Synthetase Definition

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Phosphoribosyl Pyrophosphate Synthetase: An enzyme that catalyzes the formation of phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate from ATP and ribose-5-phosphate. EC 2.7.6.1.

Synonym: ribose-phosphate pyrophosphokinase, prpp synthetase, pribpp synthetase, 5-phospho-alpha-d-ribose 1-diphosphate synthetase.