DCMP Deaminase
Synonyms
Aminohydrolase, Deoxycytidylate
Deaminase, DCMP
Deaminase, Deoxycytidine Monophosphate
Deaminase, Deoxycytidylate
Deoxycytidine Monophosphate Deaminase
Deoxycytidylate Aminohydrolase
Deoxycytidylate Deaminase
Monophosphate Deaminase, Deoxycytidine
dCMP aminohydrolase
An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolytic deamination of deoxycytidylic acid to deoxyuridylic acid and ammonia. It plays an important role in the regulation of the pool of deoxynucleotides in higher organisms. The enzyme also acts on some 5-substituted deoxycytidylic acids. EC 3.5.4.12.