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Literature summary for 1.3.1.2 extracted from

  • Podschun, B.; Wahler, G.; Schnackerz, K.D.
    Purification and characterization of dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase from pig liver (1989), Eur. J. Biochem., 185, 219-224.
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Application

Application Comment Organism
medicine rate limiting enzyme in catabolic degradation of pyrimidine derivatives, selective inhibition is strategy for design of antitumor, antimicrobial and potentially antiparasitic agents Sus scrofa

Localization

Localization Comment Organism GeneOntology No. Textmining
cytoplasm
-
Sus scrofa 5737
-

Metals/Ions

Metals/Ions Comment Organism Structure
Iron iron atoms are probably present in iron-sulfur centers Sus scrofa
Iron contains 32 iron atoms per 206000 MW protein Sus scrofa

Molecular Weight [Da]

Molecular Weight [Da] Molecular Weight Maximum [Da] Comment Organism
107000
-
2 * 107000, SDS-PAGE Sus scrofa
206000
-
gel filtration Sus scrofa

Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Sus scrofa
-
-
-

Purification (Commentary)

Purification (Comment) Organism
-
Sus scrofa

Source Tissue

Source Tissue Comment Organism Textmining
liver
-
Sus scrofa
-

Specific Activity [micromol/min/mg]

Specific Activity Minimum [µmol/min/mg] Specific Activity Maximum [µmol/min/mg] Comment Organism
0.35
-
-
Sus scrofa
21
-
purified enzyme Sus scrofa

Storage Stability

Storage Stability Organism
-20°C, protein concentration 0.5-1 mg/ml, 1 mM dithiothreitol, stable for several months Sus scrofa

Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
5-aminouracil + NADPH
-
Sus scrofa ?
-
?
uracil + NADPH
-
Sus scrofa 5,6-dihydrouracil + NADP+
-
?

Subunits

Subunits Comment Organism
dimer 2 * 107000, SDS-PAGE Sus scrofa

Temperature Optimum [°C]

Temperature Optimum [°C] Temperature Optimum Maximum [°C] Comment Organism
37
-
assay at Sus scrofa

Cofactor

Cofactor Comment Organism Structure
flavin contains 2 mol FMN and 2 mol FAD per mol of enzyme, tightly associated Sus scrofa
NADPH
-
Sus scrofa