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Ureidoglycolate hydrolase

In enzymology, an ureidoglycolate hydrolase () is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

(S)-ureidoglycolate + H<sub>2</sub>O glyoxylate + 2 NH<sub>3</sub> + CO<sub>2</sub>

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are (S)-ureidoglycolate and H<sub>2</sub>O, whereas its 3 products are glyoxylate, NH<sub>3</sub>, and CO<sub>2</sub>.

This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, those acting on carbon-nitrogen bonds other than peptide bonds, specifically in linear amidines. The systematic name of this enzyme class is (S)-ureidoglycolate amidohydrolase (decarboxylating). This enzyme participates in purine metabolism.

Structural studies

As of late 2007, 4 structures have been solved for this class of enzymes, with PDB accession codes , , , and .

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