Deoxycytidine deaminase

Deoxycytidine deaminase
deoxycytidine deaminase
Identifiers
EC number 3.5.4.14
CAS number 37259-56-6
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 / EGO

In enzymology, a deoxycytidine deaminase (EC 3.5.4.14) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

deoxycytidine + H2O \rightleftharpoons deoxyuridine + NH3

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are deoxycytidine and H2O, whereas its two products are deoxyuridine and NH3.

This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, those acting on carbon-nitrogen bonds other than peptide bonds, specifically in cyclic amidines. The systematic name of this enzyme class is deoxycytidine aminohydrolase. This enzyme participates in pyrimidine metabolism.

References

  • Cohen SS (1953). "Studies on controlling mechanisms in the metabolism of virus-infected bacteria". Cold Spring Harbour Symp. Quant. Biol. 18: 221–235.