1h7x

Structural highlights

Function

DPYD_PIG Involved in pyrimidine base degradation. Catalyzes the reduction of uracil and thymine.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Evolutionary Conservation

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References

1. ↑ Rosenbaum K, Jahnke K, Curti B, Hagen WR, Schnackerz KD, Vanoni MA. Porcine recombinant dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase: comparison of the spectroscopic and catalytic properties of the wild-type and C671A mutant enzymes. Biochemistry. 1998 Dec 15;37(50):17598-609. PMID:9860876 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bi9815997
2. ↑ Lohkamp B, Voevodskaya N, Lindqvist Y, Dobritzsch D. Insights into the mechanism of dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase from site-directed mutagenesis targeting the active site loop and redox cofactor coordination. Biochim Biophys Acta. 2010 Dec;1804(12):2198-206. doi:, 10.1016/j.bbapap.2010.08.014. Epub 2010 Sep 8. PMID:20831907 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbapap.2010.08.014
3. ↑ Dobritzsch D, Schneider G, Schnackerz KD, Lindqvist Y. Crystal structure of dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase, a major determinant of the pharmacokinetics of the anti-cancer drug 5-fluorouracil. EMBO J. 2001 Feb 15;20(4):650-60. PMID:11179210 doi:10.1093/emboj/20.4.650