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Nicotinamide Phosphoribosyltransferase  

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  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Colony-Enhancing Factor, Pre-B-Cell
  • NAmPRTase
  • NAMPT Protein
  • NMN Pyrophosphorylase
  • Pre B Cell Colony Enhancing Factor
  • Pre-B-Cell Colony-Enhancing Factor
  • Visfatin

Scope note

  • An enzyme that catalyzes the formation of nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN) from nicotinamide and 5-phosphoribosyl-1-pyrophosphate, the rate-limiting step in the biosynthesis of the NAD coenzyme. It is also known as a growth factor for early B-LYMPHOCYTES, or an ADIPOKINE with insulin-mimetic effects (visfatin).

History note

  • 2008 (1982)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D054409

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