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Phosphoribosylamine (PRA) is a biochemical intermediate in the formation of purine nucleotides via inosine-5-monophosphate, and hence is a building block for DNA and RNA. The vitamins thiamine and cobalamin also contain fragments derived from PRA. thumb|left|Phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate (PRPP) It is the product of the enzyme amidophosphoribosyltransferase which attaches ammonia from glutamine to phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate (PRPP) at its anomeric carbon: + → + + PPi The biosynthesis pathway next combines PRA with glycine in a process driven by ATP giving glycineamide ribonucleotide (GAR). The

Chemical data

Formula
C5H12NO7P
Molecular weight
229.13 g/mol
IUPAC name
[(2R,3S,4R)-5-amino-3,4-dihydroxyoxolan-2-yl]methyl dihydrogen phosphate
SMILES
C([C@@H]1[C@H]([C@H](C(O1)N)O)O)OP(=O)(O)O
InChIKey
SKCBPEVYGOQGJN-SOOFDHNKSA-N
XLogP
-6.2
Polar surface area
142 Ų
H-bond donors
5
H-bond acceptors
8
Formal charge
0

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Mass
229.035138354
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canonical SMILES
C(C1C(C(C(O1)N)O)O)OP(=O)(O)O
chemical formula
C₅H₁₂NO₇P
isomeric SMILES
NC1O[C@H](COP(=O)(O)O)[C@@H](O)[C@H]1O
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Phosphoribosylamine (PRA) is a biochemical intermediate in the formation of purine nucleotides via inosine-5-monophosphate, and hence is a building block for DNA and RNA. The vitamins thiamine and cobalamin also contain fragments derived from PRA. thumb|left|Phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate (PRPP) It is the product of the enzyme amidophosphoribosyltransferase which attaches ammonia from glutamine to phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate (PRPP) at its anomeric carbon: + → + + PPi The biosynthesis pathway next combines PRA with glycine in a process driven by ATP giving glycineamide ribonucleotide (GAR). The enzyme phosphoribosylamine—glycine ligase catalyses the reaction forming an amide bond: + + ATP → + ADP + Pi ==See also== 5-Aminoimidazole ribotide Purine metabolism ==References==

Category:Organophosphates Category:Amino sugars

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