Formate-dependent phosphoribosylglycinamide formyltransferase

UniProtKB accession:  P33221

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UniProtKB description:  Involved in the de novo purine biosynthesis (PubMed:8501063, PubMed:8117714, PubMed:9184151). Catalyzes the transfer of formate to 5-phospho-ribosyl-glycinamide (GAR), producing 5-phospho-ribosyl-N-formylglycinamide (FGAR) (PubMed:8501063, PubMed:8117714, PubMed:9184151). Formate is provided by PurU via hydrolysis of 10-formyl-tetrahydrofolate (PubMed:8226647). PurT is also able to cleave acetyl phosphate and carbamoyl phosphate to produce ATP with acetate and carbamate, respectively (PubMed:8117714, PubMed:9184151).