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Pyrimidine Phosphorylases
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Definition
: Pentosyltransferases that catalyze the reaction between a pyrimidine nucleoside and orthophosphate to form a free pyrimidine and ribose-5-phosphate.
Examples
Thymidine Phosphorylase
;
Uridine Phosphorylase
Other names
Phosphorylases, Pyrimidine; Phosphorylase, Pyrimidine Nucleoside; Nucleoside Phosphorylase, Pyrimidine; Pyrimidine Nucleoside Phosphorylase