Medical Definition of Dcmp deaminase
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An enzyme that catalyses the hydrolytic deamination of deoxycytidylic acid to deoxyuridylic acid and ammonia. It plays an important role in the regulation of the pool of deoxynucleotides in higher organisms. The enzyme also acts on some 5-substituted deoxycytidylic acids.
Chemical name: dCMP aminohydrolase
Registry number: EC 3.5.4.12
(12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dcmp Deaminase
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