Uracil phosphoribosyltransferase
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Uracil phosphoribosyltransferase is an enzyme which creates UMP
from uracil
and phosphoribosylpyrophosphate.
Uridine monophosphate
Uridine monophosphate, also known as 5'-uridylic acid and abbreviated UMP, is a nucleotide that is used as a monomer in RNA. It is an ester of phosphoric acid with the nucleoside uridine...
from uracil
Uracil
Uracil is one of the four nucleobases in the nucleic acid of RNA that are represented by the letters A, G, C and U. The others are adenine, cytosine, and guanine. In RNA, uracil binds to adenine via two hydrogen bonds. In DNA, the uracil nucleobase is replaced by thymine.Uracil is a common and...
and phosphoribosylpyrophosphate.