Structural highlights
4eaf is a 1 chain structure with sequence from Ecoli. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
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Ligands: | , |
Related: | 4ead |
Gene: | deoA, tpp, ttg, b4382, JW4345 (ECOLI) |
Activity: | Thymidine phosphorylase, with EC number 2.4.2.4 |
Resources: | FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT |
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.