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Farnesylpyrophosphate vs Farnesyl - What's the difference?

farnesylpyrophosphate | farnesyl | Derived terms |

Farnesylpyrophosphate is a derived term of farnesyl.


In context|biochemistry|lang=en terms the difference between farnesylpyrophosphate and farnesyl

is that farnesylpyrophosphate is (biochemistry) an intermediate in the hmg-coa reductase pathway used by organisms in the biosynthesis of terpenes, terpenoids, and sterols while farnesyl is (biochemistry) the univalent radical derived from farnesol.

As nouns the difference between farnesylpyrophosphate and farnesyl

is that farnesylpyrophosphate is (biochemistry) an intermediate in the hmg-coa reductase pathway used by organisms in the biosynthesis of terpenes, terpenoids, and sterols while farnesyl is (biochemistry) the univalent radical derived from farnesol.

farnesylpyrophosphate

English

Noun

(wikipedia farnesylpyrophosphate)
  • (biochemistry) An intermediate in the HMG-CoA reductase pathway used by organisms in the biosynthesis of terpenes, terpenoids, and sterols.

    • Synonyms

    * FPP

    farnesyl

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biochemistry) The univalent radical derived from farnesol

    • Related terms

    *farnesene *farnesoid

    Derived terms

    *farnesyl pyrophosphate, farnesylpyrophosphate *farnesyltransferase