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EC 3.2.2.16 Details
EC number
3.2.2.16
Accepted name
methylthioadenosine nucleosidase
Reaction
S-methyl-5′-thioadenosine + H2O = 5-(methylsulfanyl)-D-ribose + adenine
Other name(s)
5′-methylthioadenosine nucleosidase, MTA nucleosidase, MeSAdo nucleosidase, methylthioadenosine methylthioribohydrolase, MTN1 (gene name)
Systematic name
S-methyl-5′-thioadenosine adeninehyrolase
CAS registry number
50812-28-7
Comment
Unlike EC 3.2.2.9, adenosylhomocysteine nucleosidase, this plant enzyme has little or no activity with S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine.
History
created 1983, modified 2004
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3.2.2.18 created 1984, deleted 1989