ENTRY       EC 3.2.2.16
NAME        Methylthioadenosine nucleosidase
CLASS       Hydrolases
            Glycosidases
            Hydrolysing N-glycosyl compounds
SYSNAME     Methylthioadenosine methylthioribohydrolase
REACTION    Methylthioadenosine + H2O = Adenine + 5-Methylthio-D-ribose
SUBSTRATE   Methylthioadenosine
            H2O
PRODUCT     Adenine
            5-Methylthio-D-ribose
COMMENT     Does not act on S-adenosylhomocysteine. cf. EC 3.2.2.9.
DBLINKS     University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 3.2.2.16
            WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 3.2.2.16
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