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EC 2.1.2.3 Details
EC number
2.1.2.3
Accepted name
phosphoribosylaminoimidazolecarboxamide formyltransferase
Reaction
10-formyltetrahydrofolate + 5-amino-1-(5-phospho-D-ribosyl)imidazole-4-carboxamide = tetrahydrofolate + 5-formamido-1-(5-phospho-D-ribosyl)imidazole-4-carboxamide
Other name(s)
5-amino-4-imidazolecarboxamide ribonucleotide transformylase,
AICAR transformylase,
10-formyltetrahydrofolate:5′-phosphoribosyl-5-amino-4-imidazolecarboxamide formyltransferase,
5′-phosphoribosyl-5-amino-4-imidazolecarboxamide formyltransferase,
5-amino-1-ribosyl-4-imidazolecarboxamide 5′-phosphate transformylase,
5-amino-4-imidazolecarboxamide ribotide transformylase,
AICAR formyltransferase,
aminoimidazolecarboxamide ribonucleotide transformylase
Systematic name
10-formyltetrahydrofolate:5′-phosphoribosyl-5-amino-4-imidazole-carboxamide N-formyltransferase
CAS registry number
9032-03-5
History
created 1961, modified 2000
EC Tree
2.1.2.6 created 1965, deleted 1984
2.1.2.12 created 1983, deleted 1984