Dihydroorotase

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


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