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... > Enzymes and Coenzymes > Enzymes > Transferases > One-Carbon Group Transferases > Hydroxymethyl and Formyl Transferases > Phosphoribosylaminoimidazolecarboxamide Formyltransferase

Preferred term

Phosphoribosylaminoimidazolecarboxamide Formyltransferase  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • An enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide ribonucleotide to 5-formyl-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide ribonucleotide in the purine de novo synthesis pathway. It requires the cofactor N(10)-FORMYLTETRAHYDROFOLATE as the formyl donor.

Entry terms

  • 5-amino-4-imidazolecarboxamide ribotide transformylase
  • 9032-03-5 (CRN)
  • AICAR Formyltransferase
  • AICARTFase
  • AICAR Transformylase
  • Aminoimidazolecarboxamide Ribonucleotide Transformylase

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-RQ6NLFV4-7

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