5-Formamidoimidazole-4-carboxamide ribotide (or FAICAR) is an intermediate in the formation of
purines.
It is formed by the enzyme
AICAR transformylase
In enzymology, a phosphoribosylaminoimidazolecarboxamide formyltransferase (), also known by the shorter name AICAR transformylase, is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
:10-formyltetrahydrofolate + AICAR \rightleftharpoons tetrahyd ...
from
AICAR and
10-formyltetrahydrofolate.
References
Imidazoles
Nucleotides
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