Uracil/thymine dehydrogenase (EC 1.17.99.4, uracil oxidase, uracil-thymine oxidase, uracil dehydrogenase) is an enzyme with systematic name uracil:acceptor oxidoreductase.[1][2][3][4][5] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction
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| EC no. | 1.17.99.4 | ||||||||
| CAS no. | 9029-00-9 | ||||||||
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| IntEnz | IntEnz view | ||||||||
| BRENDA | BRENDA entry | ||||||||
| ExPASy | NiceZyme view | ||||||||
| KEGG | KEGG entry | ||||||||
| MetaCyc | metabolic pathway | ||||||||
| PRIAM | profile | ||||||||
| PDB structures | RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum | ||||||||
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- (1) uracil + H2O + acceptor barbiturate + reduced acceptor
- (2) thymine + H2O + acceptor 5-methylbarbiturate + reduced acceptor
Uracil/thymine dehydrogenase forms part of the oxidative pyrimidine-degrading pathway in some microorganisms.
References
edit- ^ Hayaishi O, Kornberg A (May 1952). "Metabolism of cytosine, thymine, uracil, and barbituric acid by bacterial enzymes". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 197 (2): 717–32. PMID 12981104.
- ^ Wang TP, Lampen JO (February 1952). "Metabolism of pyrimidines by a soil bacterium". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 194 (2): 775–83. PMID 14927671.
- ^ Wang TP, Lampen JO (February 1952). "Uracil oxidase and the isolation of barbituric acid from uracil oxidation". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 194 (2): 785–91. PMID 14927672.
- ^ Lara FJ (August 1952). "On the decomposition of pyrimidines by bacteria. II. Studies with cell-free enzyme preparations". Journal of Bacteriology. 64 (2): 279–85. PMC 169350. PMID 14955523.
- ^ Soong CL, Ogawa J, Shimizu S (August 2001). "Novel amidohydrolytic reactions in oxidative pyrimidine metabolism: analysis of the barbiturase reaction and discovery of a novel enzyme, ureidomalonase". Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 286 (1): 222–6. doi:10.1006/bbrc.2001.5356. PMID 11485332.
External links
edit- Uracil/thymine+dehydrogenase at the U.S. National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
