5-phosphoribosylamine

Introduction

Formed in the first step in purine biosynthesis, the transfer of the amino group of glutamine to phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate (PRPP) catalyzed by amidophosphoribosyltransferase.

More general terms

• ribose
• pentose phosphate
• amine

Database

• PubChem: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=3082052
• PubChem: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=439905
• PubChem: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=150