Entry |
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Name |
pterin deaminase;
acrasinase
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Class |
Hydrolases;
Acting on carbon-nitrogen bonds, other than peptide bonds;
In cyclic amidines
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Sysname |
2-amino-4-hydroxypteridine aminohydrolase
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Reaction(IUBMB) |
a 2-amino-4-hydroxypteridine + H2O = a 2,4-dihydroxypteridine + NH3
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Reaction(KEGG) |
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Substrate |
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Product |
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Comment |
The animal enzyme is specific for pterin, isoxanthopterin and tetrahydropterin.
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History |
EC 3.5.4.11 created 1965
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Reference |
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Authors |
LEVENBERG B, HAYAISHI O. |
Title |
A bacterial pterin deaminase. |
Journal |
J Biol Chem 234:955-61 (1959) |
Reference |
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Authors |
Rembold H, Simmersbach F. |
Title |
Catabolism of pteridine cofactors. II. A specific pterin deaminase in rat liver. |
Journal |
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Other DBs |
ExplorEnz - The Enzyme Database: | 3.5.4.11 |
ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: | 3.5.4.11 |
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