Protein
Pyrimidine-nucleoside phosphorylase
Organism
Staphylococcus epidermidis (strain ATCC 35984 / RP62A)
Function
Catalyzes phosphorolysis of the pyrimidine nucleosides uridine, thymidine and 2'-deoxyuridine with the formation of the corresponding pyrimidine base and ribose-1-phosphate.
Similarity
Belongs to the thymidine/pyrimidine-nucleoside phosphorylase family.
Sequence
MRMIDIIEKKRDGKSLTKEEIEFFVNGYTHGEVPDYQASSLAMAIFFQDMNDEERAALTMSMVNSGEKIDLSDINGIKVDKHSTGGVGDTTTLVLAPLVAAVGVPVAKMSGRGLGHTGGTIDKLESVKGFNVEISEKDFIKLVNDNQVAVIGQSGNLTPADKKLYALRDVTGTVNSIPLIASSIMSKKIAAGADAIVLDVKTGSGAFMKTLDDAEALAHAMVRIGNNVGRNTMAIISDMSQPLGNAIGNALELKEAIATLKGNGPKDLTELVLTLGSQMVVLAEQATSLDEARQMLIDAIKTGKALNKFKTFLSNQGGDDSIVDSPEKLPSAKYQVEFKAKKDGYITEIIANEIGVASMMLGAGRQTKEDVIDLGVGIVLNKKVGEHVEKGENILTIHTNTKEIDDILYKLDNSITIESKGEAPTLIHKIITE