Novel amidohydrolytic reactions in oxidative pyrimidine metabolism: Analysis of the barbiturase reaction and discovery of a novel enzyme, ureidomalonase

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 286, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 222-226

  Soong, Chee Leong ^a   Ogawa, Jun ^a   Shimizu, Sakayu ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amidohydrolysis; Barbiturase; Barbituric acid; Oxidative pyrimidine metabolism; Ureidomalonase; Ureidomalonic acid

Indexed keywords

BARBITURASE; HYDROLASE; PYRIMIDINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREIDOMALONASE;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME STRUCTURE; HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRIMIDINE METABOLISM; REACTION ANALYSIS; RHODOCOCCUS ERYTHROPOLIS;

EID: 0034815091     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2001.5356     Document Type: Article

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