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MeSH Heading: Thymidine Phosphorylase
Tree Number(s): D08.811.913.400.725.850.500; D23.050.301.500.600.925; D23.050.705.552.600.850
Unique ID: D013939
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013939
Scope Note: An enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of 2-deoxy-D-ribose from THYMIDINE to orthophosphate, thereby liberating thymidine.
Entry Term(s): Gliostatin; PD-ECGF; Platelet-Derived Endothelial Cell Growth Factor
CAS Type 1 Name: Thymidine:orthophosphate deoxy-D-ribosyltransferase
Previous Indexing: Pentosyltransferases (1973-1974); Phosphates (1973-1974); Thymidine (1973-1974)
Public MeSH Note: 91; see PENTOSYLTRANSFERASES 1975-90; GLIOSTATIN was indexed under NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS 1992-98
History Note: 91(75); for GLIOSTATIN use THYMIDINE PHOSPHORYLASE (NM) 1992-98
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1974/11/19
Revision Date: 2016/02/26

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Concept UI: M0021452
Scope Note: An enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of 2-deoxy-D-ribose from THYMIDINE to orthophosphate, thereby liberating thymidine.
Terms: Thymidine Phosphorylase Preferred Term
Term UI T040888
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1975); Gliostatin
Term UI T040890
Date02/25/1998
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1999); Platelet-Derived Endothelial Cell Growth Factor
Term UI T040891
Date03/03/1997
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1998); PD-ECGF
Term UI T040892
Date03/03/1997
LexicalTag ABB
ThesaurusID NLM (1998)

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