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EC 3.3.1.1 Details
EC number
3.3.1.1
Accepted name
adenosylhomocysteinase
Reaction
S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + H2O = L-homocysteine + adenosine
Other name(s)
S-adenosylhomocysteine synthase, S-adenosylhomocysteine hydrolase (ambiguous), adenosylhomocysteine hydrolase, S-adenosylhomocysteinase, SAHase, AdoHcyase
Systematic name
S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine hydrolase
CAS registry number
9025-54-1
Comment
The enzyme contains one tightly bound NAD+ per subunit. This appears to bring about a transient oxidation at C-3′ of the 5′-deoxyadenosine residue, thus labilizing the thioether bond [2] (for mechanism, click here), cf. EC 5.5.1.4, inositol-3-phosphate synthase.
History
created 1961, modified 2004, deleted 2022
EC Tree
3.3.1.3 created 1972, deleted 2001
3.6.1.4 created 1961, deleted 1965
3.6.1.32 created 1984, deleted 2000
3.6.1.33 created 1984, deleted 2000
3.6.1.34 created 1984, deleted 2000
3.6.1.35 created 1984, deleted 2000
3.6.1.36 created 1984, deleted 2000
3.6.1.37 created 1984, deleted 2000
3.6.1.38 created 1984, deleted 2000
3.6.1.46 created 2000, deleted 2003
3.6.1.47 created 2000, deleted 2003
3.6.1.48 created 2000, deleted 200
3.6.1.49 created 2000, deleted 2003
3.6.1.50 created 2000, deleted 2003
3.6.1.51 created 2000, deleted 2003