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==Uricase==
==Uricase==
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== Function ==
== Function ==
It is an enzyme that converts uric acid to allantoin. Allantoin is much more soluble than uric acid, and passes harmlessly from the body. Unfortunately, during evolution, humans have lost the ability to produce uricase (also called urate oxidase).
It is an enzyme that converts uric acid to allantoin. Allantoin is much more soluble than uric acid, and passes harmlessly from the body. Unfortunately, during evolution, humans have lost the ability to produce uricase (also called urate oxidase).

Revision as of 19:55, 11 April 2018

This Sandbox is Reserved from Jan 22 through May 22, 2018 for use in the course Biochemistry II taught by Jason Telford at the Maryville University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA. This reservation includes Sandbox Reserved 1446 through Sandbox Reserved 1455.
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Uricase

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