Organism
Cyanothece sp. (strain ATCC 51142)
Function
Catalyzes the hydrolytic deamination of adenine to hypoxanthine. Plays an important role in the purine salvage pathway and in nitrogen catabolism.
Similarity
Belongs to the metallo-dependent hydrolases superfamily. Adenosine and AMP deaminases family. Adenine deaminase type 2 subfamily.
Sequence
MKTLIEQLPKAELHIHIEGSLEPELMFKLAQRNHQRLSFSSVEEAKQAYQFNDLQSFLNIYYQGANVLYGEEDFYDLTWNYLEKAKKQNICHTEIFFDPQTHTNRGVPFAAIITGITEALKAGKDQLGISSYLILCFLRDLTVESAFETLEQAIKYGEKIKAIGLDSAEKNNPPSKFKEVFDKARAEGFLTVAHAGEEGSSDYIWQAINLLKVSRIDHGIRCIDDPKLVEYLAEKQIPLTVCPLSNVKLKVFNCLEDHNLKILLDQGLCVTINSDDPAYFGGYLNENFLAISQALRLTEIDLQKMINNSFRASFLNTSEKEQLYIQ