5-amino-1-[(2R,3R,4S,5R)-3,4-dihydroxy-5-(phosphonooxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]imidazole-4-carboxylic acid

Names

[ CAS No. ]:
6001-14-5

[ Name ]:
5-amino-1-[(2R,3R,4S,5R)-3,4-dihydroxy-5-(phosphonooxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]imidazole-4-carboxylic acid

[Synonym ]:
4-Carboxy-5-aminoimidazole ribonucleotide
5-amino-1-(5-phospho-D-ribosyl)imidazole-4-carboxylic acid
5'-phosphoribosyl-4-carboxy-5-aminoimidazole
5-amino-4-carboxyimidazole ribonucleotide
AICOR
CAIR
5-Amino-1-(5-O-phosphono-β-D-ribofuranosyl)-1H-imidazole-4-carboxylic acid
1H-Imidazole-4-carboxylic acid, 5-amino-1-(5-O-phosphono-β-D-ribofuranosyl)-
Carboxy-air
Carboxyaminoimidazole ribotide
Carboxyaminoimidazole ribonucleotide

Biological Activity

[Description]:

Carboxyaminoimidazole ribotide (CAIR) is a metabolite of E. coli. Carboxyaminoimidazole ribotide can be used to detect distinctive features of E. coli PurE active site and synthesis fungal de novo purine[1].

[Related Catalog]:

Research Areas >> Infection

[References]

[1]. Firestine SM, et al. Biochemical role of the Cryptococcus neoformans ADE2 protein in fungal de novo purine biosynthesis. Arch Biochem Biophys. 1998 Mar 1;351(1):123-34.  

Chemical & Physical Properties

[ Density]:
2.3±0.1 g/cm3

[ Boiling Point ]:
865.9±75.0 °C at 760 mmHg

[ Molecular Formula ]:
C9H14N3O9P

[ Molecular Weight ]:
339.196

[ Flash Point ]:
477.5±37.1 °C

[ Exact Mass ]:
339.046753

[ PSA ]:
207.40000

[ LogP ]:
-0.87

[ Vapour Pressure ]:
0.0±0.3 mmHg at 25°C

[ Index of Refraction ]:
1.809