N-methyl nucleosidase

N-methyl nucleosidase
N-methyl nucleosidase
Identifiers
EC number 3.2.2.25
Databases
IntEnz IntEnz view
BRENDA BRENDA entry
ExPASy NiceZyme view
KEGG KEGG entry
MetaCyc metabolic pathway
PRIAM profile
PDB structures RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum

In enzymology, a N-methyl nucleosidase (EC 3.2.2.25) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

7-methylxanthosine + H2O \rightleftharpoons 7-methylxanthine + D-ribose

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are 7-methylxanthosine and H2O, whereas its two products are 7-methylxanthine and D-ribose.

This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, specifically those glycosylases that hydrolyse N-glycosyl compounds. The systematic name of this enzyme class is 7-methylxanthosine ribohydrolase. Other names in common use include 7-methylxanthosine nucleosidase, N-MeNase, N-methyl nucleoside hydrolase, and methylpurine nucleosidase.

References

  • Negishi O, Ozawa T and Imagawa H (1988). "N-Methyl nucleosidase from tea leaves". Agric. Biol. Chem. 52: 169–175.