| Official Name |
|---|
| Thymine dioxygenase.
|
| Alternative Name(s) |
|---|
| Thymine 7-hydroxylase. |
| Thymine,2-oxoglutarate dioxygenase. |
| Reaction catalysed |
|---|
| Thymine + 2-oxoglutarate + O(2) <=> 5-hydroxymethyluracil + succinate + CO(2) |
| Cofactor(s) |
|---|
| Iron; L-ascorbic acid.
|
| Comment(s) |
|---|
| Also acts on 5-hydroxymethyluracil to oxidize its -CH(2)-OH group
first to -CHO and then to -COOH.
|
| Cross-references |
|---|
| BRENDA | 1.14.11.6 |
| PUMA2 | 1.14.11.6 |
| PRIAM enzyme-specific profiles | 1.14.11.6 |
| KEGG Ligand Database for Enzyme Nomenclature | 1.14.11.6 |
| IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature | 1.14.11.6 |
| IntEnz | 1.14.11.6 |
| MEDLINE | Find literature relating to 1.14.11.6 |
| MetaCyc | 1.14.11.6 |
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