4.3.1.B2 L-glutamine + N1-[(5'-phosphoribulosyl)formimino]-5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamido-1-beta-D-ribofuranosyl 5'-phosphate - Escherichia coli L-glutamate + D-erythro-1-(imidazol-4-yl)glycerol phosphate + 5-amino-1-(5-phospho-D-ribosyl)imidazole-4-carboxamide - ? 427463 4.3.1.B2 additional information the glutaminase activity for the holoenzyme is 0.8% of that in the presence of the nucleotide substrate N1-[(5'-phosphoribulosyl)formimino]-5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamido-1-beta-D-ribofuranosyl 5'-phosphate Escherichia coli ? - ? 89 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 Escherichia coli L-glutamate + D-erythro-1-(imidazol-4-yl)glycerol phosphate + 5-amino-1-(5-phospho-D-ribosyl)imidazole-4-carboxamide D-erythro-1-(imidazol-4-yl)glycerol phosphate i.e. (2R,3S)-2,3-dihydroxy-3-(1H-imidazol-4-yl)propyl phosphate. 5-Amino-1-(5-phospho-D-ribosyl)imidazole-4-carboxamide i.e. [(2R,3S,4R,5R)-5-(4-carbamoyl-5-aminoimidazol-1-yl)-3,4-dihydroxyoxolan-2-yl]methyl phosphate i.e. AICAR ? 427490 4.3.1.B2 N1-[(5'-phosphoribulosyl)formimino]-5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamido-1-beta-D-ribofuranosyl 5'-phosphate + NH3 the protein encoded by the hisF gene has an ammonia-dependent activity, it does not utilize L-glutamine as substrate. The ammonia-dependent reaction is completely independent of the HisH protein Escherichia coli D-erythro-1-(imidazol-4-yl)glycerol phosphate + 5-amino-1-(5-phospho-D-ribosyl)imidazole-4-carboxamide D-erythro-1-(imidazol-4-yl)glycerol phosphate i.e. (2R,3S)-2,3-dihydroxy-3-(1H-imidazol-4-yl)propyl phosphate. 5-Amino-1-(5-phospho-D-ribosyl)imidazole-4-carboxamide i.e. [(2R,3S,4R,5R)-5-(4-carbamoyl-5-aminoimidazol-1-yl)-3,4-dihydroxyoxolan-2-yl]methyl phosphate i.e. AICAR ? 428818 4.3.1.B2 N1-[(5'-phosphoribulosyl)formimino]-5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamido-1-beta-D-ribofuranosyl 5'-phosphate + NH4+ the protein encoded by the hisF gene has an ammonia-dependent activity, it does not utilize L-glutamine as substrate. The ammonia-dependent reaction is completely independent of the HisH protein Escherichia coli D-erythro-1-(imidazol-4-yl)glycerol phosphate + 5-amino-1-(5-phospho-D-ribosyl)imidazole-4-carboxamide D-erythro-1-(imidazol-4-yl)glycerol phosphate i.e. (2R,3S)-2,3-dihydroxy-3-(1H-imidazol-4-yl)propyl phosphate. 5-Amino-1-(5-phospho-D-ribosyl)imidazole-4-carboxamide i.e. [(2R,3S,4R,5R)-5-(4-carbamoyl-5-aminoimidazol-1-yl)-3,4-dihydroxyoxolan-2-yl]methyl phosphate i.e. AICAR ? 428819 4.3.1.B2 NH4+ + N1-[(5'-phosphoribulosyl)formimino]-5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamido-1-beta-D-ribofuranosyl 5'-phosphate - Escherichia coli D-erythro-1-(imidazol-4-yl)glycerol phosphate + 5-amino-1-(5-phospho-D-ribosyl)imidazole-4-carboxamide - ? 428838 4.3.1.B2 L-glutamine + N1-[(5'-phosphoribulosyl)formimino]-5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamido-1-beta-D-ribofuranosyl 5'-phosphate - Saccharomyces cerevisiae L-glutamate + D-erythro-1-(imidazol-4-yl)glycerol phosphate + 5-amino-1-(5-phospho-D-ribosyl)imidazole-4-carboxamide - ? 427463 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 Saccharomyces cerevisiae L-glutamate + D-erythro-1-(imidazol-4-yl)glycerol phosphate + 5-amino-1-(5-phospho-D-ribosyl)imidazole-4-carboxamide - ? 427463 4.3.1.B2 L-glutamine + N1-[(5'-phosphoribulosyl)formimino]-5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamido-1-beta-D-ribofuranosyl 5'-phosphate the enzyme is also a glutamine amidotransferase, which produces ammonia in a glutaminase active site and channels it through a 30 A internal tunnel to a cyclase active site Saccharomyces cerevisiae L-glutamate + D-erythro-1-(imidazol-4-yl)glycerol phosphate + 5-amino-1-(5-phospho-D-ribosyl)imidazole-4-carboxamide - ? 427463 4.3.1.B2 L-glutamine + N1-[(5'-phosphoribulosyl)formimino]-5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamido-1-beta-D-ribofuranosyl 5'-phosphate - Saccharomyces cerevisiae L-glutamate + D-erythro-imidazole-glycerol-phosphate + 5-amino-1-(5-phospho-D-ribosyl)imidazole-4-carboxamide - ? 428726