IMP Dehydrogenase

IMP dehydrogenase catalyzes the reaction that follows:

Inosine Monophosphate (IMP) +  NAD+ + H2O <=> Xanthosine Monophosphate (XMP) + NADH + H+ 

The reaction is part of the de novo biosynthetic pathway of purines. IMP dehydrogenase is allosterically inhibited by GMP, the end product of the pathway.


See also: Figure 22.6, De Novo Biosynthesis of Purine Nucleotides


INTERNET LINKS:

1. Purine Metabolism

2. Purine and Pyrimidine Metabolism