ENTRY       EC 3.5.4.1
NAME        Cytosine deaminase
CLASS       Hydrolases
            Acting on carbon-nitrogen bonds, other than peptide bonds
            In cyclic amidines
SYSNAME     Cytosine aminohydrolase
REACTION    Cytosine + H2O = Uracil + NH3
SUBSTRATE   Cytosine
            H2O
            5-Methylcytosine
PRODUCT     Uracil
            NH3
COMMENT     Also acts on 5-methylcytosine
PATHWAY     PATH: MAP00240  Pyrimidine metabolism
GENES       ECO: b0337(codA)
            SYN: slr1237(codA)
DBLINKS     University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 3.5.4.1
            WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 3.5.4.1
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