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DCMP Deaminase MeSH Descriptor Data 2024


MeSH Heading
DCMP Deaminase
Tree Number(s)
D08.811.277.151.653.200
Unique ID
D003844
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003844
Scope Note
An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolytic deamination of deoxycytidylic acid to deoxyuridylic acid and ammonia. It plays an important role in the regulation of the pool of deoxynucleotides in higher organisms. The enzyme also acts on some 5-substituted deoxycytidylic acids. EC 3.5.4.12.
Entry Term(s)
Deoxycytidine Monophosphate Deaminase
Deoxycytidylate Aminohydrolase
Deoxycytidylate Deaminase
Registry Number
EC 3.5.4.12
CAS Type 1 Name
dCMP aminohydrolase
Previous Indexing
Aminohydrolases (1970-1974)
Cytosine Nucleotides (1970-1974)
Deoxycytidine Monophosphate (1975)
Deoxyribonucleotides (1973-1974)
Nucleotide Deaminases (1975)
Public MeSH Note
97; was DEOXYCYTIDYLATE DEAMINASE 1976-96 (see under NUCLEOTIDE DEAMINASES 1976-90); DCMP DEAMINASE was see DEOXYCYTIDYLATE DEAMINASE 1976-96
History Note
97; was DEOXYCYTIDYLATE DEAMINASE 1976-96 (see under NUCLEOTIDE DEAMINASES 1976-90); DCMP DEAMINASE was see DEOXYCYTIDYLATE DEAMINASE 1976-96
Date Established
1991/01/01
Date of Entry
1975/07/25
Revision Date
2003/07/09
DCMP Deaminase Preferred
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