4.3.1.B2 L-glutamine + N1-[(5'-phosphoribulosyl)formimino]-5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamido-1-beta-D-ribofuranosyl 5'-phosphate - 4.3.1.B2 L-glutamine + N1-[(5'-phosphoribulosyl)formimino]-5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamido-1-beta-D-ribofuranosyl 5'-phosphate the enzyme catalyzes a step in the histidine biosynthetic pathway located at the branch point to de novo purine biosynthesis 4.3.1.B2 L-glutamine + N1-[(5'-phosphoribulosyl)formimino]-5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamido-1-beta-D-ribofuranosyl 5'-phosphate the imidazole glycerol phosphate synthase catalyzes formation of the imidazole ring in histidine biosynthesis 4.3.1.B2 N1-[(5'-phosphoribulosyl)formimino]-5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamido-1-beta-D-ribofuranosyl 5'-phosphate + L-glutamine for the IGP synthase holoenzyme L-glutamine is a more efficient substrate relative to ammonium ion by a factor of 1000. The HisF subunit alone does not ulilize L-glutamine. It supports an ammonia-dependent reaction with a turnover number similar to that of the holoenzyme with glutamine