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EC 3.2.2.14 Details
EC number
3.2.2.14
Accepted name
NMN nucleosidase
Reaction
β-nicotinamide D-ribonucleotide + H2O = D-ribose 5-phosphate + nicotinamide
Other name(s)
NMNase,
nicotinamide mononucleotide nucleosidase,
nicotinamide mononucleotidase,
NMN glycohydrolase,
NMNGhase
Systematic name
nicotinamide-nucleotide phosphoribohydrolase
CAS registry number
37237-49-3
Comment
The enzyme is thought to participate in an NAD+-salvage pathway. In eukaryotic organisms this activity has been attributed to EC 3.2.2.6, ADP-ribosyl cyclase/cyclic ADP-ribose hydrolase.
History
created 1976, modified 2018
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3.2.2.18 created 1984, deleted 1989