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5-phosphoribose 1-diphosphate (medicine) and fucose (medicine)


5-phosphoribose 1-diphosphate (medicine)


5-phosphoribose 1-diphosphate -->
5-phospho-alpha-d-ribosyl 1-pyrophosphate


5-Phosphoribosyl 1-diphosphate;d-Ribose carrying a phosphate group on ribose carbon-5 and a pyrophosphate group on ribose carbon-1; an intermediate in the formation of the pyrimidine and purine nucleotides as well as NAD+.

Synonym: 5-phosphoribose 1-diphosphate.

Acronym: PRPP


fucose (medicine)


fucose
<biochemistry> L fucose (6 deoxy L galactose) is found as a constituent of N glycan chains of glycoproteins, it is the only common L form of sugar involved. D fucose is usually encountered as a synthetic galactose analogue.