1.14.99.46: pyrimidine oxygenase
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Synonyms
RutA
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REACTION DIAGRAM
thymine + FMNH2 + O2
(Z)-2-methylureidoacrylate peracid + FMN
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uracil + FMNH2 + O2
(Z)-3-ureidoacrylate peracid + FMN
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the pyrimidine ring is cleaved directly by adding a pair of oxygen atoms and producing ureidoacrylate peracid. This odd metabolite, a strong and highly toxic oxidizing agent, is reduced spontaneously, albeit slowly, to ureidoacrylate
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