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carbamoyl-phosphate synthetase 2, aspartate transcarbamylase, and dihydroorotase
Dihydroorotase (fragment) dimer, Human
Identifiers
SymbolCAD
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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Structures Swiss-model
Domains InterPro

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 transcarbamoylase. Dihydroorotase is a zinc metalloenzyme. [3]

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References

  1. ^ Cooper C, Wilson DW (1954). "Biosynthesis of pyrimidines". Fed. Proc. 13: 194.
  2. ^ Lieberman I, Kornberg A (April 1954). "Enzymatic synthesis and breakdown of a pyrimidine, orotic acid. I. Dihydroortic acid, ureidosuccinic acid, and 5-carboxymethylhydantoin" (PDF). The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 207 (2): 911–24. doi: 10.1016/S0021-9258(18)65708-4. PMID  13163076.
  3. ^ Voet, Donald (2011). Biochemistry. Judith G. Voet. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN  978-0-470-57095-1. OCLC  690489261.

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