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Anthranilate phosphoribosyltransferase

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Nomenclature

EC number

2.4.2.18

Systematic name

N-(5-phospho-d-ribosyl)-anthranilate:diphosphate phospho-α-d-ribosyltransferase

Recommended name

anthranilate phosphoribosyltransferase

Synonyms

PR transferase

PRT

TrpD

anthranilate 5-phosphoribosylpyrophosphate phosphoribosyltransferase

anthranilate phosphoribosylpyrophosphate phosphoribosyltransferase

anthranilate-5-phosphoribosylphosphate phosphoribosyltransferase

anthranilate-PP-ribose-P phosphoribosyltransferase

phosphoribosyl-anthranilate pyrophosphorylase

phosphoribosylanthranilate pyrophosphorylase

phosphoribosylanthranilate transferase

phosphoribosyltransferase, anthranilate

Additional information <1-12, 16, 19> (<1-12,16,19> in some organisms, this enzyme is part of a multifunctional protein together with one or more other components of the system for biosynthesis of tryptophan (EC 4.1.1.48, EC 4.1.3.27, EC 4.2.1.20, EC 5.3.1.24) [11-13]) [11-13]

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9059-35-2

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(2007). Anthranilate phosphoribosyltransferase. In: Schomburg, D., Schomburg, I., Chang, A. (eds) Class 2 · Transferases VI. Springer Handbook of Enzymes, vol 33. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-49753-0_18

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