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EC 2.4.2.4 Details
EC number
2.4.2.4
Accepted name
thymidine phosphorylase
Reaction
thymidine + phosphate = thymine + 2-deoxy-α-D-ribose 1-phosphate
Other name(s)
pyrimidine phosphorylase,
thymidine-orthophosphate deoxyribosyltransferase,
animal growth regulators, blood platelet-derived endothelial cell growth factors,
blood platelet-derived endothelial cell growth factor,
deoxythymidine phosphorylase,
gliostatins,
pyrimidine deoxynucleoside phosphorylase,
thymidine:phosphate deoxy-D-ribosyltransferase
Systematic name
thymidine:phosphate deoxy-α-D-ribosyltransferase
CAS registry number
9030-23-3
Comment
The enzyme in some tissues also catalyses deoxyribosyltransferase reactions of the type catalysed by EC 2.4.2.6, nucleoside deoxyribosyltransferase.
History
created 1961
EC Tree
2.4.2.13 created 1961, deleted 1965