Ureidoglycolate lyase
Appearance
ureidoglycolate lyase | |||||||||
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Identifiers | |||||||||
EC no. | 4.3.2.3 | ||||||||
CAS no. | 9014-57-7 | ||||||||
Databases | |||||||||
IntEnz | IntEnz view | ||||||||
BRENDA | BRENDA entry | ||||||||
ExPASy | NiceZyme view | ||||||||
KEGG | KEGG entry | ||||||||
MetaCyc | metabolic pathway | ||||||||
PRIAM | profile | ||||||||
PDB structures | RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum | ||||||||
Gene Ontology | AmiGO / QuickGO | ||||||||
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The enzyme ureidoglycolate lyase (EC 4.3.2.3) catalyzes the chemical reaction
- (S)-ureidoglycolate glyoxylate + urea
This enzyme belongs to the family of lyases, specifically amidine lyases. The systematic name of this enzyme class is (S)-ureidoglycolate urea-lyase (glyoxylate-forming). Other names in common use include ureidoglycolatase, ureidoglycolase, ureidoglycolate hydrolase, and (S)-ureidoglycolate urea-lyase. This enzyme participates in purine metabolism.
References
- Trijbels F, Vogels GD (1967). "Allantoate and ureidoglycolate degradation by Pseudomonas aeruginosa". Biochim. Biophys. Acta. 132 (1): 115–26. doi:10.1016/0005-2744(67)90197-0. PMID 6030341.