ENTRY EC 1.3.3.7
NAME Dihydrouracil oxidase
CLASS Oxidoreductases
Acting on the CH-CH group of donors
With oxygen as acceptor
SYSNAME 5,6-Dihydrouracil:oxygen oxidoreductase
REACTION 5,6-Dihydrouracil + O2 = Uracil + H2O2
SUBSTRATE 5,6-Dihydrouracil
O2
Dihydrothymine
PRODUCT Uracil
H2O2
Thymine
COFACTOR FMN
COMMENT Also oxidizes dihydrothymine to thymine. A flavoprotein (FMN).
DBLINKS University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 1.3.3.7
WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 1.3.3.7
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