Amidophosphoribosyltransferase
- Amidophosphoribosyltransferase
protein
Name=phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate amidotransferase
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HGNCid=9238
Symbol=PPAT
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EntrezGene=5471
OMIM=172450
RefSeq=NM_002703
UniProt=Q06203
PDB=
ECnumber=2.4.2.14
Chromosome=4
Arm=p
Band=ter
LocusSupplementaryData=-q21
Amidophosphoribosyltransferase (or phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate amidotransferase) is an enzyme which converts phosphoribosylpyrophosphate (PRPP) into 5-phosphoribosylamine. The enzyme uses the ammonia group from the glutamine side chain. This is an important reaction for purine synthesis.
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