Reaction Details
Reaction: Thumb
5-amino-1-(5-phospho-β-D-ribosyl)imidazole + ATP + hydrogen carbonate → N5-carboxyaminoimidazole ribonucleotide + ADP + phosphate + 2 H+
Enzymes: Not Available
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PseudoCyc Reaction ID:RXN0-742
References:
  • Meyer E, Leonard NJ, Bhat B, Stubbe J, Smith JM (1992). "Purification and characterization of the purE, purK, and purC gene products: identification of a previously unrecognized energy requirement in the purine biosynthetic pathway." Biochemistry 31(21);5022-32. PMID: 1534690
  • 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(8);2269-78. PMID: 8117684
  • Thoden JB, Kappock TJ, Stubbe J, Holden HM (1999). "Three-dimensional structure of N5-carboxyaminoimidazole ribonucleotide synthetase: a member of the ATP grasp protein superfamily." Biochemistry 1999;38(47);15480-92. PMID: 10569930