Gene Association: GNPDA2

5'-Phosphoribosyl-N-formylglycinamide

C8H15N2O9P (314.0515)

5-phosphoribosyl-n-formylglycinamide, also known as N-formyl-gar or N-formylglycinamide ribonucleotide, is a member of the class of compounds known as glycinamide ribonucleotides. Glycinamide ribonucleotides are compounds in which the amide N atom of glycineamide is linked to the C-1 of a ribosyl (or deoxyribosyl) moiety. Nucleotides have a phosphate group linked to the C5 carbon of the ribose (or deoxyribose) moiety. 5-phosphoribosyl-n-formylglycinamide is slightly soluble (in water) and a moderately acidic compound (based on its pKa). 5-phosphoribosyl-n-formylglycinamide can be found in a number of food items such as rosemary, mexican groundcherry, common wheat, and bitter gourd, which makes 5-phosphoribosyl-n-formylglycinamide a potential biomarker for the consumption of these food products. 5-phosphoribosyl-n-formylglycinamide exists in all living species, ranging from bacteria to humans. In humans, 5-phosphoribosyl-n-formylglycinamide is involved in few metabolic pathways, which include azathioprine action pathway, mercaptopurine action pathway, purine metabolism, and thioguanine action pathway. 5-phosphoribosyl-n-formylglycinamide is also involved in several metabolic disorders, some of which include mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome, aICA-Ribosiduria, molybdenum cofactor deficiency, and xanthinuria type I. 5-Phosphoribosyl-N-formylglycinamide, also known as FGAR or N-formyl-GAR, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as glycinamide ribonucleotides. Glycinamide ribonucleotides are compounds in which the amide N atom of glycineamide is linked to the C-1 of a ribosyl (or deoxyribosyl) moiety. FGAR is an extremely weak basic (essentially neutral) compound (based on its pKa). FGAR is a substrate for phosphoribosylformylglycinamidine synthase. It is involved in aminoimidazole ribonucleotide biosynthesis and plays a vital role in purine metabolism as well as in the conversion of glutamine to glutamate.