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Uracil dehydrogenase

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EC number
  
1.1.99.19

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ExPASy
  
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CAS number
  
9029-00-9

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BRENDA entry

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KEGG entry

Uracil dehydrogenase (EC 1.1.99.19, uracil oxidase) is an enzyme with systematic name uracil:(acceptor) oxidoreductase. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

uracil + acceptor ⇌ barbiturate + reduced acceptor

Also oxidizes thymine. The enzyme acts on the hydrated derivative of the substrate.

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Uracil dehydrogenase Wikipedia
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