Molecular Insights into How the Dimetal Center in Dihydropyrimidinase Can Bind the Thymine Antagonist 5-Aminouracil: A Different Binding Mode from the Anticancer Drug 5-Fluorouracil
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DOI: 10.1155/2022/1817745
Abstract: Dihydropyrimidinase (DHPase) is a key enzyme for pyrimidine degradation. DHPase contains a binuclear metal center in which two Zn ions are bridged by a posttranslationally carbamylated lysine. DHPase catalyzes the hydrolysis of dihydrouracil to N-carbamoyl-β-alanine.… read more here.
Keywords: anticancer drug; dihydropyrimidinase; dhpase; molecular insights ... See more keywords