5-Aminoimidazole ribotide
5'-Phosphoribosyl-5-aminoimidazole (or aminoimidazole ribotide) is an intermediate in the formation of purines. Thus, it is an intermediate in the adenine pathway, and is synthesized from 5'-phosphoribosylformylglycinamidine by AIR synthetase.[1]
![]() | |
| Names | |
|---|---|
| IUPAC name
[5-(5-aminoimidazol-1-yl)-3,4-dihydroxyoxolan-2-yl]methyl dihydrogen phosphate | |
| Other names
AIR, [5-(5-amino-1-imidazolyl)-3,4-dihydroxy-2-tetrahydrofuranyl]methyl dihydrogen phosphate | |
| Identifiers | |
CAS Number |
|
3D model (JSmol) |
|
| ChEBI | |
| ChemSpider | |
| KEGG | |
| MeSH | aminoimidazole+ribotide |
PubChem CID |
|
CompTox Dashboard (EPA) |
|
InChI
| |
SMILES
| |
| Properties | |
Chemical formula |
C8H14N3O7P |
| Molar mass | 295.186 g/mol |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
| Infobox references | |
See also
- Phosphoribosylaminoimidazole carboxylase
- 5-(carboxyamino)imidazole ribonucleotide synthase
- 5-(carboxyamino)imidazole ribonucleotide mutase
References
- Bhat, Balkrishen; Groziak, Michael P.; Leonard, Nelson J. (1990). "Nonenzymatic synthesis and properties of 5-aminoimidazole ribonucleotide (AIR). Synthesis of specifically 15N-labeled 5-aminoimidazole ribonucleoside (AIRs) derivatives". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 112 (12): 4891–4897. doi:10.1021/ja00168a039.
