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<compound>
  <version>2.0</version>
  <creation_date>2012-05-31 14:27:23 -0600</creation_date>
  <update_date>2015-06-03 17:19:18 -0600</update_date>
  <accession>ECMDB20098</accession>
  <m2m_id>M2MDB000946</m2m_id>
  <name>5-Amino-4-imidazolecarboxyamide</name>
  <description>5-Amino-4-imidazolecarboxyamide is a metabolite of purine metabolism. Adenine phosphoribosyltransferase [EC:2.4.2.7] catalyzes both the formation of 5-Amino-4-imidazolecarboxyamide and its conversion to 1-(5'-Phosphoribosyl)-5-amino-4-imidazolecarboxamide, also called AICAR. (KEGG)</description>
  <synonyms>
    <synonym>1H-Imidazole-4-carboxamide, 5-amino-, monohydrochloride</synonym>
    <synonym>360-97-4 (FREE BASE)</synonym>
    <synonym>4-Amino-1H-imidazole-5-carboxamide</synonym>
    <synonym>4-Amino-5-carboxamido imidazole hydrochloride</synonym>
    <synonym>4-Amino-5-imidazole carboxamide</synonym>
    <synonym>4-Amino-5-Imidazolecarboxamide</synonym>
    <synonym>4-Amino-5-imidazolecarboxamide hydrochloride</synonym>
    <synonym>4-Aminoimidazole-5-carboxamide</synonym>
    <synonym>4-Aminoimidazole-5-carboxamide hydrochoride</synonym>
    <synonym>4-Carbamoyl-5-aminoimidazole</synonym>
    <synonym>4-Carboxamido-5-aminoimidazole</synonym>
    <synonym>5'-P-Ribosyl-5-amino-4-imidazole carboxamide</synonym>
    <synonym>5'-Phosphoribosyl-5-amino-4-imidazole carboxamide</synonym>
    <synonym>5(OR 4)-AMINO-IMIDAZOLE-4(OR 5)-CARBOXAMIDE</synonym>
    <synonym>5-Amino-1-(5-phospho-D-ribosyl)imidazole-4-carboxamide</synonym>
    <synonym>5-Amino-1H-Imidazole-4-carboxamide</synonym>
    <synonym>5-Amino-4-imidazolecarboxamide</synonym>
    <synonym>5-Amino-4-imidazolecarboxamide ribotide</synonym>
    <synonym>5-Amino-Imidazole-4-carboxamide</synonym>
    <synonym>5-Aminoimidazol-4-carboxamide</synonym>
    <synonym>5-Aminoimidazol-4-carboxamide, hydrochloride</synonym>
    <synonym>5-Aminoimidazole carboxamide</synonym>
    <synonym>5-Aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide</synonym>
    <synonym>5-Aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide hydrochloride</synonym>
    <synonym>5-Aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide ribotide</synonym>
    <synonym>5-Aminoimidazolecarboxamide</synonym>
    <synonym>5-Imidazolecarboxamide, 4-amino-, hydrochloride</synonym>
    <synonym>AIC</synonym>
    <synonym>Aic .cntdot. HCL</synonym>
    <synonym>AICA</synonym>
    <synonym>AICA ribonucleotide</synonym>
    <synonym>Aicar</synonym>
    <synonym>Aminoimidazole carboxamide</synonym>
    <synonym>Colahepat</synonym>
    <synonym>Diazol-c</synonym>
    <synonym>Imidazole C-4,5 deriv. 2</synonym>
    <synonym>Imidazole-4-carboxamide, 5-amino-, monohydrochloride</synonym>
    <synonym>WLN: T5M CNJ DVZ EZ</synonym>
    <synonym>Z-Nucleotide</synonym>
  </synonyms>
  <chemical_formula>C4H6N4O</chemical_formula>
  <average_molecular_weight>126.1166</average_molecular_weight>
  <monisotopic_moleculate_weight>126.054160834</monisotopic_moleculate_weight>
  <iupac_name>4-amino-1H-imidazole-5-carboxamide</iupac_name>
  <traditional_iupac>4-aminoimidazole-5-carboxamide</traditional_iupac>
  <cas_registry_number>72-40-2</cas_registry_number>
  <smiles>NC(=O)C1=C(N)N=CN1</smiles>
  <inchi>InChI=1S/C4H6N4O/c5-3-2(4(6)9)7-1-8-3/h1H,5H2,(H2,6,9)(H,7,8)</inchi>
  <inchikey>DVNYTAVYBRSTGK-UHFFFAOYSA-N</inchikey>
  <state>Solid</state>
  <cellular_locations>
    <cellular_location>Cytoplasm</cellular_location>
    <cellular_location>Periplasm</cellular_location>
  </cellular_locations>
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      <value>-1.16</value>
      <source>ALOGPS</source>
    </property>
    <property>
      <kind>logs</kind>
      <value>-0.01</value>
      <source>ALOGPS</source>
    </property>
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      <kind>solubility</kind>
      <value>1.24e+02 g/l</value>
      <source>ALOGPS</source>
    </property>
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    <kind>logp</kind>
    <value>-0.96</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <value>12.74</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <value>5.26</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <kind>iupac</kind>
    <value>4-amino-1H-imidazole-5-carboxamide</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
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    <kind>average_mass</kind>
    <value>126.1166</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <kind>mono_mass</kind>
    <value>126.054160834</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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  <property>
    <kind>smiles</kind>
    <value>NC(=O)C1=C(N)N=CN1</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>formula</kind>
    <value>C4H6N4O</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
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    <kind>inchi</kind>
    <value>InChI=1S/C4H6N4O/c5-3-2(4(6)9)7-1-8-3/h1H,5H2,(H2,6,9)(H,7,8)</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <kind>inchikey</kind>
    <value>DVNYTAVYBRSTGK-UHFFFAOYSA-N</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <kind>polar_surface_area</kind>
    <value>97.79</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <kind>refractivity</kind>
    <value>32.98</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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  <property>
    <kind>polarizability</kind>
    <value>11.37</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>rotatable_bond_count</kind>
    <value>1</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>acceptor_count</kind>
    <value>3</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>donor_count</kind>
    <value>3</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>physiological_charge</kind>
    <value>0</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>formal_charge</kind>
    <value>0</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
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    <pathway>
      <name>Purine metabolism</name>
      <description/>
      <pathwhiz_id/>
      <kegg_map_id>ec00230</kegg_map_id>
      <subject/>
    </pathway>
    <pathway>
      <name>Secondary Metabolites: Histidine biosynthesis</name>
      <description>Histidine biosynthesis starts with a product of PRPP biosynthesis pathway, phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate which interacts with a hydrogen ion through an ATP phosphoribosyltransferase resulting in an pyrophosphate and a phosphoribosyl-ATP. This compound interacts with water through a phosphoribosyl-AMP cyclohydrolase / phosphoribosyl-ATP pyrophosphatase resulting in the release of pyrophosphate, hydrogen ion and a phosphoribosyl-AMP. This enzyme proceeds to interact with phosphoribosyl-AMP and water resulting in a 1-(5'-Phosphoribosyl)-5-amino-4-imidazolecarboxamide. This compound is then isomerized by a N-(5'-phospho-L-ribosyl-formimino)-5-amino-1-(5'-phosphoribosyl)-4-imidazolecarboxamide isomerase resulting in a PhosphoribosylformiminoAICAR-phosphate. This compound reacts with L-glutamine through an imidazole glycerol phosphate synthase resulting in a L-glutamic acid, hydrogen ion, 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide and a D-erythro-imidazole-glycerol-phosphate. This compound reacts with a imidazoleglycerol-phosphate dehydratase / histidinol-phosphatase, dehydrating the compound and resulting in a imidazole acetol-phosphate.
This compound interacts with L-glutamic acid through a histidinol-phosphate aminotransferase, releasing oxoglutaric acid and L-histidinol-phosphate. The latter compound interacts with water and a imidazoleglycerol-phosphate dehydratase / histidinol-phosphatase resulting in L-histidinol and phosphate. L-histidinol interacts with a NAD-driven histidinol dehydrogenase resulting in a Histidinal. This in turn reacts with water in a NAD driven histidinal dehydrogenase resulting in L-Histidine.
L-Histidine then represses ATP phosphoribosyltransferase, regulation its own biosynthesis.</description>
      <pathwhiz_id>PW000984</pathwhiz_id>
      <kegg_map_id/>
      <subject>Metabolic</subject>
    </pathway>
    <pathway>
      <name>histidine biosynthesis</name>
      <description>Histidine biosynthesis starts with a product of PRPP biosynthesis pathway, phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate which interacts with a hydrogen ion through an ATP phosphoribosyltransferase resulting in an pyrophosphate and a phosphoribosyl-ATP. This compound interacts with water through a phosphoribosyl-AMP cyclohydrolase / phosphoribosyl-ATP pyrophosphatase resulting in the release of pyrophosphate, hydrogen ion and a phosphoribosyl-AMP. This enzyme proceeds to interact with phosphoribosyl-AMP and water resulting in a 1-(5'-Phosphoribosyl)-5-amino-4-imidazolecarboxamide. This compound is then isomerized by a N-(5'-phospho-L-ribosyl-formimino)-5-amino-1-(5'-phosphoribosyl)-4-imidazolecarboxamide isomerase resulting in a PhosphoribosylformiminoAICAR-phosphate. This compound reacts with L-glutamine through an imidazole glycerol phosphate synthase resulting in a L-glutamic acid, hydrogen ion, 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide and a D-erythro-imidazole-glycerol-phosphate. This compound reacts with a imidazoleglycerol-phosphate dehydratase / histidinol-phosphatase, dehydrating the compound and resulting in a imidazole acetol-phosphate.
This compound interacts with L-glutamic acid through a histidinol-phosphate aminotransferase, releasing oxoglutaric acid and L-histidinol-phosphate. The latter compound interacts with water and a imidazoleglycerol-phosphate dehydratase / histidinol-phosphatase resulting in L-histidinol and phosphate. L-histidinol interacts with a NAD-driven histidinol dehydrogenase resulting in a Histidinal. This in turn reacts with water in a NAD driven histidinal dehydrogenase resulting in L-Histidine.
L-Histidine then represses ATP phosphoribosyltransferase, regulation its own biosynthesis.</description>
      <pathwhiz_id>PW000810</pathwhiz_id>
      <kegg_map_id/>
      <subject>Metabolic</subject>
    </pathway>
    <pathway>
      <name>histidine biosynthesis</name>
      <ecocyc_pathway_id>HISTSYN-PWY</ecocyc_pathway_id>
    </pathway>
    <pathway>
      <name>inosine-5'-phosphate biosynthesis I</name>
      <ecocyc_pathway_id>PWY-6123</ecocyc_pathway_id>
    </pathway>
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  <pubchem_compound_id>9679</pubchem_compound_id>
  <chemspider_id>9298</chemspider_id>
  <kegg_id>C04051</kegg_id>
  <chebi_id>18406</chebi_id>
  <biocyc_id>AICAR</biocyc_id>
  <het_id>5AC</het_id>
  <wikipidia/>
  <foodb_id/>
  <general_references>
    <reference>
      <reference_text>Keseler, I. M., Collado-Vides, J., Santos-Zavaleta, A., Peralta-Gil, M., Gama-Castro, S., Muniz-Rascado, L., Bonavides-Martinez, C., Paley, S., Krummenacker, M., Altman, T., Kaipa, P., Spaulding, A., Pacheco, J., Latendresse, M., Fulcher, C., Sarker, M., Shearer, A. G., Mackie, A., Paulsen, I., Gunsalus, R. P., Karp, P. D. (2011). "EcoCyc: a comprehensive database of Escherichia coli biology." Nucleic Acids Res 39:D583-D590.</reference_text>
      <pubmed_id>21097882</pubmed_id>
    </reference>
    <reference>
      <reference_text>Kanehisa, M., Goto, S., Sato, Y., Furumichi, M., Tanabe, M. (2012). "KEGG for integration and interpretation of large-scale molecular data sets." Nucleic Acids Res 40:D109-D114.</reference_text>
      <pubmed_id>22080510</pubmed_id>
    </reference>
  </general_references>
  <synthesis_reference></synthesis_reference>
  <msds_url/>
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    <enzyme>
      <name>Adenine phosphoribosyltransferase</name>
      <uniprot_id>P69503</uniprot_id>
      <uniprot_name>APT_ECOLI</uniprot_name>
      <gene_name>apt</gene_name>
      <protein_url>http://ecmdb.ca/proteins/P69503.xml</protein_url>
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    <enzyme>
      <name>Imidazole glycerol phosphate synthase subunit hisH</name>
      <uniprot_id>P60595</uniprot_id>
      <uniprot_name>HIS5_ECOLI</uniprot_name>
      <gene_name>hisH</gene_name>
      <protein_url>http://ecmdb.ca/proteins/P60595.xml</protein_url>
    </enzyme>
    <enzyme>
      <name>Imidazole glycerol phosphate synthase subunit hisF</name>
      <uniprot_id>P60664</uniprot_id>
      <uniprot_name>HIS6_ECOLI</uniprot_name>
      <gene_name>hisF</gene_name>
      <protein_url>http://ecmdb.ca/proteins/P60664.xml</protein_url>
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  </transporters>
  <reactions>
    <reaction_text>AICAR + Pyrophosphate &lt;&gt; 5-Amino-4-imidazolecarboxyamide + Phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate</reaction_text>
    <kegg_reaction_id>R04378</kegg_reaction_id>
    <ecocyc_id/>
    <pw_reaction_id/>
    <reaction_text>Phosphoribulosylformimino-AICAR-P + L-Glutamine &gt; L-Glutamic acid + Hydrogen ion + 5-Amino-4-imidazolecarboxyamide + D-Erythro-imidazole-glycerol-phosphate + L-Glutamate</reaction_text>
    <kegg_reaction_id/>
    <ecocyc_id/>
    <pw_reaction_id>PW_R002869</pw_reaction_id>
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  </concentrations>
</compound>
