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Characterization of unexplored amidohydrolase enzyme—pterin deaminase

Characterization of unexplored amidohydrolase enzyme—pterin deaminase

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Characterization of unexplored amidohydrolase enzyme—pterin deaminase

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Characterization of unexplored amidohydrolase enzyme—pterin deaminase

Publisher

Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

Journal title

Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 2016-06, Vol.100 (11), p.4779-4789

Language

English

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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

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Contents

Pterin deaminase is an amidohydrolase enzyme hydrolyzing pteridines to form lumazine derivatives and ammonia. The enzyme captured the attention of scientists as early as 1959 and had been patented for its application as an anticancer agent. It is ubiquitously present in prokaryotes and has been reported in some eukaryotes such as honey bee, silkwor...

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Characterization of unexplored amidohydrolase enzyme—pterin deaminase

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1790934438

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1790934438

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ISSN

0175-7598

E-ISSN

1432-0614

DOI

10.1007/s00253-016-7513-9

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