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Amidophosphoribosyltransferase MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Amidophosphoribosyltransferase
Tree Number(s)
D08.811.913.400.725.130
Unique ID
D000582
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000582
Scope Note
An enzyme, involved in the early steps of purine nucleotide biosynthesis, that catalyzes the formation of 5-phosphoribosylamine from glutamine and phosphoribosylpyrophosphate. EC 2.4.2.14.
Entry Term(s)
Glutamine Phosphoribosyl Pyrophosphate Amidotransferase
Glutamine-Amidophosphoribosyltransferase
Phosphoribosyl Pyrophosphate Amidotransferase
Phosphoribosyldiphosphate 5-Amidotransferase
Registry Numbers
EC 2.4.2.14
Related Numbers
9031-82-7
CAS Type 1 Name
5-Phosphoribosylamine:pyrophosphate phospho-alpha-D-ribosyltransferase (glutamate-amidating)
Previous Indexing
Glutamine (1974)
Pentosephosphates (1974)
Pentosyltransferases (1974)
Pyrophosphoric Acids (1974)
Public MeSH Note
91; was see under PENTOSYLTRANSFERASES 1975-90
History Note
91(75); was see under PENTOSYLTRANSFERASES 1975-90
Date Established
1991/01/01
Date of Entry
1974/11/19
Revision Date
2003/07/09
Amidophosphoribosyltransferase Preferred
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