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| IUPAC name (1R)-1,4-Anhydro-1-glycinamido-D-ribitol 5-(dihydrogen phosphate) | |
| Systematic IUPAC name [(2R,3S,4R,5R)-5-(2-Aminoacetamido)-3,4-dihydroxyoxolan-2-yl]methyl dihydrogen phosphate | |
| Other names Glycinamide ribotide, GAR | |
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| Properties | |
| C7H15N2O8P | |
| Molar mass | 286.177 g·mol−1 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
Glycinamide ribonucleotide (or GAR) is a biochemical intermediate in the formation of purine nucleotides via inosine-5-monophosphate, and hence is a building block for DNA and RNA. [1] [2] [3] The vitamins thiamine [4] and cobalamin [5] also contain fragments derived from GAR. [6]
GAR is the product of the enzyme phosphoribosylamine—glycine ligase acting on phosphoribosylamine (PRA) to combine it with glycine in a process driven by ATP. The reaction, EC 6.3.4.13 forms an amide bond: [7]
The biosynthesis pathway next adds a formyl group from 10-formyltetrahydrofolate to GAR, catalysed by phosphoribosylglycinamide formyltransferase in reaction EC 2.1.2.2 and producing formylglycinamide ribotide (FGAR): [7]