Structural highlights
4ead is a 1 chain structure with sequence from Escherichia coli k-12. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
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| Ligands: | , , |
| Related: | 4eaf |
| Gene: | b4382, deoA, JW4345, tpp, ttg (Escherichia coli K-12) |
| Activity: | Thymidine phosphorylase, with EC number 2.4.2.4 |
| Resources: | FirstGlance, OCA, RCSB, PDBsum |
Function
[TYPH_ECOLI] The enzymes which catalyze the reversible phosphorolysis of pyrimidine nucleosides are involved in the degradation of these compounds and in their utilization as carbon and energy sources, or in the rescue of pyrimidine bases for nucleotide synthesis.
