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EC 2.6.99.3 Details
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2.6.99.3
Accepted name
O-ureido-L-serine synthase
Reaction
O-acetyl-L-serine + hydroxyurea = O-ureido-L-serine + acetate
Other name(s)
dcsD (gene name)
Systematic name
O-acetyl-L-serine:hydroxyurea 2-amino-2-carboxyethyltransferase
Comment
The enzyme participates in the biosynthetic pathway of D-cycloserine, an antibiotic substance produced by several Streptomyces species. Also catalyses EC 2.5.1.47, cysteine synthase.
History
created 2013
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1 Oxidoreductases
