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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
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
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