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farnesylpyrophosphate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
far-ne-sylpy-rophos-phate
IPA
42
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An intermediate in the HMG-CoA reductase pathway used by organisms in the biosynthesis of terpenes, terpenoids, and sterols.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From farnesyl + pyrophosphate.

Usage

Inflected Forms

farnesylpyrophosphates (plural)

Synonyms

FPP

Questions

What does farnesylpyrophosphate mean?
An intermediate in the HMG-CoA reductase pathway used by organisms in the biosynthesis of terpenes, terpenoids, and sterols.
Where does farnesylpyrophosphate come from?
From farnesyl + pyrophosphate.

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