ENTRY EC 2.4.2.20
NAME Dioxotetrahydropyrimidine phosphoribosyltransferase
Dioxotetrahydropyrimidine-ribonucleotide pyrophosphorylase
CLASS Transferases
Glycosyltransferases
Pentosyltransferases
SYSNAME 2,4-Dioxotetrahydropyrimidine-nucleotide:pyrophosphate
$ phospho-alpha-D-ribosyltransferase
REACTION a 2,4-Dioxotetrahydropyrimidine D-ribonucleotide + Pyrophosphate =
a 2,4-Dioxotetrahydropyrimidine +
5-Phospho-alpha-D-ribose 1-diphosphate
SUBSTRATE 2,4-Dioxotetrahydropyrimidine D-ribonucleotide
Pyrophosphate
PRODUCT 2,4-Dioxotetrahydropyrimidine
5-Phospho-alpha-D-ribose 1-diphosphate
COMMENT Acts (in the reverse direction) on uracil and other pyrimidines
and pteridines containing a 2,4-diketo structure.
DBLINKS University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 2.4.2.20
WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 2.4.2.20
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