ID 6.3.4.18 DE 5-(carboxyamino)imidazole ribonucleotide synthase. AN N(5)-CAIR synthetase. AN N(5)-carboxyaminoimidazole ribonucleotide synthetase. CA 5-amino-1-(5-phospho-beta-D-ribosyl)imidazole + ATP + hydrogencarbonate = CA 5-carboxyamino-1-(5-phospho-D-ribosyl)imidazole + ADP + 2 H(+) + CA phosphate. CC -!- In Escherichia coli, this enzyme, along with EC 5.4.99.18, CC is required to carry out the single reaction catalyzed by EC 4.1.1.21 CC in vertebrates. CC -!- Carboxyphosphate is the putative acyl phosphate intermediate. CC -!- Involved in the late stages of purine biosynthesis. DR Q5E1R3, PURK_ALIF1 ; O66608, PURK_AQUAE ; P12045, PURK_BACSU ; DR P52559, PURK_BRUME ; Q44678, PURK_CORAM ; P09029, PURK_ECOLI ; DR P43850, PURK_HAEIN ; P65899, PURK_MYCBO ; P46701, PURK_MYCLE ; DR P9WHL8, PURK_MYCTO ; P9WHL9, PURK_MYCTU ; P72158, PURK_PSEAE ; DR O06457, PURK_SACS2 ; Q5HH19, PURK_STAAC ; Q99V32, PURK_STAAM ; DR Q7A695, PURK_STAAN ; Q6GI19, PURK_STAAR ; Q6GAE8, PURK_STAAS ; DR Q8NX94, PURK_STAAW ; Q5HQA5, PURK_STAEQ ; Q8CPP2, PURK_STAES ; DR Q4L574, PURK_STAHJ ; Q49WI9, PURK_STAS1 ; Q54975, PURK_SYNE7 ; DR P74724, PURK_SYNY3 ; Q9KVT8, PURK_VIBCH ; Q87KE0, PURK_VIBPA ; DR Q8DDD8, PURK_VIBVU ; Q7MGL1, PURK_VIBVY ; //