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PurM (Aminoimidazole Ribonucleotide [AIR] synthetase), one of eleven enzymes required for purine biosynthesis, catalyzes the conversion of formylglycinamide ribonucleotide (FGAM) and ATP to AIR, ADP, and Pi, the fifth step in de novo purine biosynthesis. The N-terminal domain of PurM is related to the ATP-binding domains of hydrogen expression/formation protein HypE, the AIR synthases, selenophosphate synthetase (SelD), and FGAM synthase and is thought to bind ATP.
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