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Sepiapterin deaminase

In enzymology, a sepiapterin deaminase () is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

sepiapterin + H<sub>2</sub>O xanthopterin-B<sub>2</sub> + NH<sub>3</sub>

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are sepiapterin and H<sub>2</sub>O whereas its two products are xanthopterin-B2 and NH<sub>3</sub>.

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 sepiapterin aminohydrolase.

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