8hc1

Structural highlights

Function

URE23_HELPY Ammonia produced by ureolysis increases the gastric pH thereby providing an environment permissive for colonization of the stomach.^[1]

See Also

• Urease accessory protein 3D structures

References

1. ↑ Tsuda M, Karita M, Morshed MG, Okita K, Nakazawa T. A urease-negative mutant of Helicobacter pylori constructed by allelic exchange mutagenesis lacks the ability to colonize the nude mouse stomach. Infect Immun. 1994 Aug;62(8):3586-9. PMID:8039935