Phosphoribosylglycinamide Formyltransferase

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Phosphoribosylglycinamide Formyltransferase


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.


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