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Abstract
An enzyme that, in the course of pyrimidine biosynthesis, catalyzes ring closure by removal of water from N-carbamoylaspartate to yield dihydro-orotic acid. EC 3.5.2.3.
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- Carbamoylaspartic Dehydrase
- Dihydro-Orotase
- Dihydro-Orotate Amidohydrolase
- Amidohydrolase, Dihydro-Orotate
- Dehydrase, Carbamoylaspartic
- Dihydro Orotase
- Dihydro Orotate Amidohydrolase
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.
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History Note
95; was DIHYDRO-OROTASE 1977-94 (see under AMIDOHYDROLASES 1977-90)
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- Amidohydrolases (1966-1976)
- Orotic Acid (1966-1976)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Dihydroorotase. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004080. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004080
- Dihydroorotase. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dihydroorotase
- Dihydroorotase. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5276440