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EC 3.5.2.3     
Accepted name: dihydroorotase
Reaction: (S)-dihydroorotate + H2O = N-carbamoyl-L-aspartate
For diagram of pyrimidine biosynthesis, click here
Other name(s): carbamoylaspartic dehydrase; dihydroorotate hydrolase
Systematic name: (S)-dihydroorotate amidohydrolase
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, GTD, KEGG, MetaCyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 9024-93-5
References:
1.  Cooper, C. and Wilson, D.W. Biosynthesis of pyrimidines. Fed. Proc. 13 (1954) 194.
2.  Lieberman, I. and Kornberg, A. Enzymatic synthesis and breakdown of a pyrimidine, orotic acid. II. Dihydroorotic acid, ureidosuccinic acid, and 5-carboxymethylhydantoin. J. Biol. Chem. 207 (1954) 911–924. [PMID: 13163076]
[EC 3.5.2.3 created 1961]
 
 


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