YPR062W
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| Systematic name | YPR062W | |
| Gene name | FCY1 | |
| Aliases | yCD | |
| Feature type | ORF, Verified | |
| Coordinates | Chr XVI:677162..677638 | |
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Description of YPR062W: Cytosine deaminase, zinc metalloenzyme that catalyzes the hydrolytic deamination of cytosine to uracil; of biomedical interest because it also catalyzes the deamination of 5-fluorocytosine (5FC) to form anticancer drug 5-fluorouracil (5FU)[1][2]
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- ↑ Yao L, et al. (2005) Product release is rate-limiting in the activation of the prodrug 5-fluorocytosine by yeast cytosine deaminase. Biochemistry 44(15):5940-7 SGD PMID 15823054
- ↑ Erbs P, et al. (1997) Characterization of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae FCY1 gene encoding cytosine deaminase and its homologue FCA1 of Candida albicans. Curr Genet 31(1):1-6 SGD PMID 9000374
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