EC |
3.5.4.24 |
Accepted name: |
sepiapterin deaminase |
Reaction: |
sepiapterin + H2O = xanthopterin-B2 + NH3 |
Systematic name: |
sepiapterin aminohydrolase |
Comments: |
Also acts on isosepiapterin, but more slowly. |
Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, CAS registry number: 62213-22-3 |
References: |
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Tsusué, M. Studies on sepiapterin deaminase from the silkworm, Bombyx mori. Purification and some properties of the enzyme. J. Biochem. (Tokyo) 69 (1971) 781–788. [PMID: 5572808] |
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[EC 3.5.4.24 created 1976] |
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