Ribose-phosphate pyrophosphokinase 1, ARTS, CMTX5, PPRibP, PRSI, DFN2, DFNX1, Ribose-phosphate pyrophosphokinase 1 EC 2.7.6.1, KIAA0967, Phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate synthetase I, PRS I, PRS-I, Ribose phosphate pyrophosphokinase I,
PRPS1, also known as ribose-phosphate pyrophosphokinase 1, is ubiquitously expressed in human tissues. This enzyme catalyzes the phosphoribosylation of ribose 5-phosphate to 5-phosphoribosyl-1-pyrophosphate, which is necessary for purine metabolism and n