HGPRT, HPRT (hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyl transferase)

An enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of 5-phosphoribosyl-1-pyrophosphate and hypoxanthine, guanine, or 6-mercaptopurine to the corresponding 5’-mononucleotides and pyrophosphate. The enzyme is important in purine biosynthesis as well as central nervous system functions.


 


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