ENTRY EC 3.5.4.24
NAME Sepiapterin deaminase
CLASS Hydrolases
Acting on carbon-nitrogen bonds, other than peptide bonds
In cyclic amidines
SYSNAME Sepiapterin aminohydrolase
REACTION Sepiapterin + H2O = Xanthopterin-B2 + NH3
SUBSTRATE Sepiapterin
H2O
PRODUCT Xanthopterin-B2
NH3
COMMENT Also acts on isosepiapterin, more slowly.
DBLINKS University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 3.5.4.24
WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 3.5.4.24
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