ENTRY       EC 3.2.2.9
NAME        Adenosylhomocysteine nucleosidase
CLASS       Hydrolases
            Glycosidases
            Hydrolysing N-glycosyl compounds
SYSNAME     S-Adenosyl-L-homocysteine homocysteinylribohydrolase
REACTION    S-Adenosyl-L-homocysteine + H2O = Adenine +
            S-D-Ribosyl-L-homocysteine
SUBSTRATE   S-Adenosyl-L-homocysteine
            H2O
            5'-Methylthioadenosine
PRODUCT     Adenine
            S-D-Ribosyl-L-homocysteine
            5-Methylthioribose
COMMENT     Also acts on 5'-methylthioadenosine to give adenine and
            5-methylthioribose (cf. EC 3.2.2.16).
DBLINKS     University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 3.2.2.9
            WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 3.2.2.9
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