Dihydroorotase
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Dihydroorotase is an enzyme in de novo pyrimidine biosynthesis that catalyzes the reaction that follows:
Carbamoyl Aspartate <=> Dihydroorotate + H2O
This is shown as reaction 3 in Figure 22.10
See also: De Novo Pyrimidine Nucleotide Metabolism
INTERNET LINK: Pyrimidine Metabolism