5-Aminoimidazole ribotide

5-Aminoimidazole ribotide
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
25635-88-5 
ChEBI CHEBI:28843 
ChemSpider 141854 Yes
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KEGG C03373 
MeSH aminoimidazole+ribotide
PubChem 153
Properties
C8H14N3O7P
Molar mass 295.186 g/mol
Except where noted otherwise, data is given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa)
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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.

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