The coenzyme biotin is required for the carboxylation of aminoimidazole ribonucleotide (AIR)during the de novo synthesis of IMP by the enzyme AIR carboxylase.

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Biotin is not required for the carboxylation of aminoimidazole ribonucleotide (AIR) during the de novo synthesis of IMP; it is involved in carboxylation reactions in fatty acid synthesis and amino acid metabolism, but not in this specific reaction of nucleotide synthesis.

The Coenzyme Biotin Is Required for the Carboxylation of Aminoimidazole