hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase

hy·po·xan·thine–gua·nine phos·pho·ri·bo·syl·trans·fer·ase

noun
\-ˈgwän-ˌēn-ˌfäs-fō-ˌrī-bō-sil-ˈtran(t)s-(ˌ)fər-ˌās, -ˌāz\

Definition of HYPOXANTHINE-GUANINE PHOSPHORIBOSYLTRANSFERASE

: an enzyme that conserves hypoxanthine in the body by limiting its conversion to uric acid and that is lacking in Lesch-Nyhan syndrome—called also hypoxanthine phosphoribosyltransferase