ENTRY       EC 3.2.2.8
NAME        Ribosylpyrimidine nucleosidase
CLASS       Hydrolases
            Glycosidases
            Hydrolysing N-glycosyl compounds
SYSNAME     Nucleoside ribohydrolase
REACTION    an N-D-Ribosylpyrimidine + H2O = a Pyrimidine + D-Ribose
SUBSTRATE   N-D-Ribosylpyrimidine
            H2O
PRODUCT     Pyrimidine
            D-Ribose
COMMENT     Also hydrolyses purine D-ribonucleosides, more slowly.
PATHWAY     PATH: MAP00240  Pyrimidine metabolism
DBLINKS     University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 3.2.2.8
            WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 3.2.2.8
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