Protein
Purine nucleoside phosphorylase
Organism
Saccharolobus solfataricus (strain ATCC 35092 / DSM 1617 / JCM 11322 / P2)
Function
Cleavage of guanosine or inosine to respective bases and sugar-1-phosphate molecules. Cleaves inosine, guanosine, and adenosine with a better efficiency than MTA.
Similarity
Belongs to the PNP/UDP phosphorylase family.
Sequence
MNPVHILAKKGEVAERVLVVGDPGRARLLSTLLQNPKLTNENRGFLVYTGKYNGETVSIATHGIGGPSIAIVLEELAMLGANVFIRYGTTGALVPYINLGEYIIVTGASYNQGGLFYQYLRDNACVASTPDFELTNKLVTSFSKRNLKYYVGNVFSSDAFYAEDEEFVKKWSSRGNIAVEMECATLFTLSKVKGWKSATVLVVSDNLAKGGIWITKEELEKSVMDGAKAVLDTLTS