5-Formamidoimidazole-4-carboxamide ribotide
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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.


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