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Carboxy-AIR can be used to treat melanoma through inhibition. This compound can also be used to produce ethanol.

ChEBI: 5-amino-1-(5-phospho-D-ribosyl)imidazole-4-carboxylic acid is a 1-(phosphoribosyl)imidazole, an imidazole-4-carboxylic acid and an aminoimidazole. It has a role as an Escherichia coli metabolite and a mouse metabolite. It is a conjugate acid of a 5-amino-1-(5-phosphonato-D-ribosyl)imidazole-4-carboxylate and a 5-amino-1-(5-phosphonato-D-ribosyl)imidazolium-4-carboxylate(2-).