Chemicals and Drugs

Purine-Nucleoside Phosphorylase

An enzyme that catalyzes the reaction between a purine nucleoside and orthophosphate to form a free purine plus ribose-5-phosphate. EC 2.4.2.1.

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Abstract

An enzyme that catalyzes the reaction between a purine nucleoside and orthophosphate to form a free purine plus ribose-5-phosphate. EC 2.4.2.1.

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Synonyms

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  • Inosine Phosphorylase
  • Purine Nucleoside Phosphorylases
  • Nucleoside Phosphorylases, Purine
  • Phosphorylase, Inosine
  • Phosphorylase, Purine-Nucleoside
  • Phosphorylases, Purine Nucleoside
  • Purine Nucleoside Phosphorylase
  • Nicotinamide Riboside Phosphorylase
  • Phosphorylase, Nicotinamide Riboside
  • Riboside Phosphorylase, Nicotinamide

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29 allowable subheadings

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

92; was PURINE NUCLEOSIDE PHOSPHORYLASES 1975-91 (see under PENTOSYLTRANSFERASES 1975-90)

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Previous Indexing

  • Pentosyltransferases (1973-1974)
  • Phosphates (1973-1974)
  • Purine Nucleosides (1973-1974)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Purine-Nucleoside Phosphorylase. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011683. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011683
  2. Purine-Nucleoside Phosphorylase. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purine_nucleoside_phosphorylase
  3. Purine-Nucleoside Phosphorylase. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24720082