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5′-Phosphoribosyl-4-carboxy-5-aminoimidazole (or CAIR) is an intermediate in the formation of purines.It is formed by phosphoribosylaminoimidazole carboxylase.

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IUPAC name
5-Amino-1-[(2R3R4S5R)-34-dihydroxy-5-(phosphonooxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]imidazole-4-carboxylic acid

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