Dihydroorotase
Appearance
carbamoyl-phosphate synthetase 2, aspartate transcarbamylase, and dihydroorotase | |||||||
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Identifiers | |||||||
Symbol | CAD | ||||||
NCBI gene | 790 | ||||||
HGNC | 1424 | ||||||
OMIM | 114010 | ||||||
RefSeq | NM_004341 | ||||||
UniProt | P27708 | ||||||
Other data | |||||||
EC number | 3.5.2.3 | ||||||
Locus | Chr. 2 p22-p21 | ||||||
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Dihydroorotase (EC 3.5.2.3, carbamoylaspartic dehydrase, dihydroorotate hydrolase) is an enzyme which converts carbamoyl aspartic acid into 4,5-dihydroorotic acid in the biosynthesis of pyrimidines.[1][2] It forms a multifunctional enzyme with carbamoyl phosphate synthetase and aspartate transcarboymalase.
References
- ^ Cooper, C.; Wilson, D.W. (1954). "Biosynthesis of pyrimidines". Fed. Proc. 13: 194–194.
- ^ Lieberman, I.; Kornberg, A. (1954). "Enzymatic synthesis and breakdown of a pyrimidine, orotic acid. II. Dihydroorotic acid, ureidosuccinic acid, and 5-carboxymethylhydantoin" (PDF). J. Biol. Chem. 207: 911–924. PMID 13163076.
See also
External links
- Dihydroorotase at the U.S. National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
- EC 3.5.2.3