Because of a lapse in government funding, the information on this website may not be up to date, transactions submitted via the website may not be processed, and the agency may not be able to respond to inquiries until appropriations are enacted. The NIH Clinical Center (the research hospital of NIH) is open. For more details about its operating status, please visit cc.nih.gov. Updates regarding government operating status and resumption of normal operations can be found at opm.gov.

NLM Logo

Phosphoribosylglycinamide Formyltransferase MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Phosphoribosylglycinamide Formyltransferase
Tree Number(s)
D08.811.913.555.400.750
Unique ID
D051026
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D051026
Scope Note
An enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of a formyl group from N10-formyltetrahydrofolate to N1-(5-phospho-D-ribosyl)glycinamide to yield N2-formyl-N1-(5-phospho-D-ribosyl)glycinamide and tetrahydrofolate. It plays a role in the de novo purine biosynthetic pathway.
Entry Term(s)
2-Amino-N-Ribosylacetamide 5'-Phosphate Transformylase
5'-Phosphoribosylglycinamide Transformylase
GAR Formyltransferase
GAR Transformylase
GARTFase
Glycinamide Ribonucleotide Transformylase
Glycinamideribotide Transformylase
Registry Numbers
EC 2.1.2.2
Related Numbers
9032-02-4
Public MeSH Note
2006; PHOSPHORIBOSYLGLYCINAMIDE FORMYLTRANSFERASE was indexed under HYDROXYMETHYL AND FORMYL TRANSFERASES 1998-2005, ACYLTRANSFERASES 1979-1997, GLYCINE 1974-1980, FORMIC ACIDS 1974-1982, GLYCINE 1980-1982, PENTOSEPHOSPHATES 1974-1975, RIBOSEMONOPHOSPHATES 1975-1980, & under TRANSFERASES 1974-1978
History Note
2006(1980); use ACYLTRANSFERASES 1979, GLYCINE 1974-1979, FORMIC ACIDS 1974-1979, PENTOSEPHOSPHATES 1974-1975, RIBOSEMONOPHOSPHATES 1975-1979, & TRANSFERASES 1974-1978
Date Established
2006/01/01
Date of Entry
2005/06/30
Revision Date
2013/07/09
Phosphoribosylglycinamide Formyltransferase Preferred
page delivered in 0.186s