| dihydroorotase | <enzyme> 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) |
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