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pyrophosphate Definition

pyro·phos·phate (pī′rə fäsfāt′)

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

  • thiamine: This involves the prosthetic group thiamine pyrophosphate, or TPP.
  • calcium: The crystal which usually causes this is calcium pyrophosphate.