5-(carboxyamino)imidazole ribonucleotide synthase

In enzymology, a 5-(carboxyamino)imidazole ribonucleotide synthase (EC 6.3.4.18) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

ATP + 5-amino-1-(5-phospho-D-ribosyl)imidazole + HCO₃- ADP + phosphate + 5-carboxyamino-1-(5-phospho-D-ribosyl)imidazole

The 3 substrates of this enzyme are ATP, 5-amino-1-(5-phospho-D-ribosyl)imidazole, and HCO3-, whereas its 3 products are ADP, phosphate, and 5-carboxyamino-1-(5-phospho-D-ribosyl)imidazole.

This enzyme belongs to the family of ligases, specifically those forming generic carbon-nitrogen bonds. The systematic name of this enzyme class is 5-amino-1-(5-phospho-D-ribosyl)imidazole:carbon-dioxide ligase (ADP-forming). Other names in common use include N5-CAIR synthetase, N5-carboxyaminoimidazole ribonucleotide synthetase, and PurK.

References

IUBMB entry for 6.3.4.18
BRENDA references for 6.3.4.18 (Recommended.)
PubMed references for 6.3.4.18
PubMed Central references for 6.3.4.18
Google Scholar references for 6.3.4.18
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Mueller EJ, Meyer E, Rudolph J, Davisson VJ, Stubbe J (1994). "N5-carboxyaminoimidazole ribonucleotide: evidence for a new intermediate and two new enzymatic activities in the de novo purine biosynthetic pathway of Escherichia coli". Biochemistry. 33: 2269–78. PMID 8117684.
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