| EC |
3.5.4.1 |
| Accepted name: |
cytosine deaminase |
| Reaction: |
cytosine + H2O = uracil + NH3 |
| Other name(s): |
isocytosine deaminase |
| Systematic name: |
cytosine aminohydrolase |
| Comments: |
Also acts on 5-methylcytosine. |
| Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 9025-05-2 |
| References: |
| 1. |
Cohen, S.S. and Barner, H.D. The conversion of 5-methyldeoxycytidine to thymidine in vitro and in vivo. J. Biol. Chem. 226 (1957) 631–642. [PMID: 13438848] |
| 2. |
Kream, J. and Chargaff, E. On the cytosine deaminase of yeast. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 74 (1952) 5157–5160. |
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| [EC 3.5.4.1 created 1961] |
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