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EC 1.14.11.6 Details
EC number
1.14.11.6
Accepted name
thymine dioxygenase
Reaction
thymine + 2-oxoglutarate + O2 = 5-hydroxymethyluracil + succinate + CO2
Other name(s)
thymine 7-hydroxylase, 5-hydroxy-methyluracil dioxygenase, 5-hydroxymethyluracil oxygenase
Systematic name
thymine,2-oxoglutarate:oxygen oxidoreductase (7-hydroxylating)
CAS registry number
37256-67-0
Comment
Requires Fe2+ and ascorbate. Also acts on 5-hydroxymethyluracil to oxidize its -CH2OH group first to -CHO and then to -COOH.
History
created 1972, modified 1976 (EC 1.14.11.5 created 1972, incorporated 1976)
EC Tree
1.14.11.5 created 1972, deleted 1976
1.97.1.5 created 2000 deleted 2001
1.97.1.6 created 2000 deleted 2001
1.97.1.7 created 2000, deleted 2001