aminoimidazole carboxamide ribonucleotide; 5-amino-1-(5-phospho-D-ribosyl)imidazole-4-carboxamide (AICAR)

Introduction

Intermediate in purine biosynthesis. Substrate of AICAR transformylase

More general terms

• ribonucleotide

More specific terms

• succinylaminoimidazole carboxamide riboside (SAICAR)

Additional terms

• bifunctional purine biosynthesis protein PURH; phospho-ribosyl-amino-imidazole-carboxamide formyltransferase; AICAR transformylase; IMP cyclohydrolase (ATIC, PURH, OK/SW-cl86)

Database

• PubChem: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=65110
• PubChem: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=200