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EC 2.7.1.223 Details
EC number
2.7.1.223
Accepted name
aminoimidazole riboside kinase
Reaction
ATP + 5-amino-1-(β-D-ribosyl)imidazole = ADP + 5-amino-1-(5-phospho-β-D-ribosyl)imidazole
Other name(s)
STM4066 (locus name)
Systematic name
ATP:5-amino-1-(β-D-ribosyl)imidazole 5′-phosphotransferase
Comment
The enzyme, characterized from the bacterium Salmonella enterica, can phosphorylate exogeneously-provided 5-amino-1-(β-D-ribosyl)imidazole to form 5-amino-1-(5-phospho-β-D-ribosyl)imidazole (AIR), an important intermediate in the production of both purine mononucleotides and the hydroxymethyl pyrimidine moiety of thiamine.
History
created 2018
EC Tree
1.1.5.1 created 1983, deleted 2002