pyrophosphate
pyrophosphate
Definition
pyro·phos·phate (pī′rə fäs′fāt′)
noun
a salt or ester of pyrophosphoric acid
pyrophosphate
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- involve: A hypothetical, but typical, example involving pyrophosphate: enzyme 1: A + ATP « B + AMP + PP i.. .
Adjective modifier
- prosthetic: This involves the prosthetic group thiamine pyrophosphate, or TPP.
Modifies a noun
- arthropathy: Chronic pyrophosphate arthropathy Unlike gout, there is no specific therapy.
- deposition: Jones AC, Chuck AJ, Arie EA, Green DJ, Doherty M. Diseases associated with calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease.
- arthritis: Osteoarthritis with crystals is sometimes called ' chronic pyrophosphate arthritis ' .
- crystal: Many, but not all, people with osteoarthritis have calcium pyrophosphate crystals in their osteoarthritic joint cartilage.
- disease: Jones AC, Chuck AJ, Arie EA, Green DJ, Doherty M. Diseases associated with calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease.
- dihydrate: But rather than being composed of uric acid, pseudogout crystals are made of calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate.
Noun used with modifier
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