Medical Definition of Dihydroorotase
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An enzyme that, in the course of pyrimidine biosynthesis, catalyses ring closure by removal of water from N-carbamoyl-l-aspartate to form l-5,6-dihydroorotate (dihydro-orotic acid).
Synonym: carbamoylaspartate dehydrase.
Chemical name: (S)-Dihydroorotate amidohydrolase
Registry number: EC 3.5.2.3
(21 Jun 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dihydroorotase
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