Because of a lapse in government funding, the information on this website may not be up to date, transactions submitted via the website may not be processed, and the agency may not be able to respond to inquiries until appropriations are enacted. The NIH Clinical Center (the research hospital of NIH) is open. For more details about its operating status, please visit cc.nih.gov. Updates regarding government operating status and resumption of normal operations can be found at opm.gov.

NLM Logo

Thymidine Phosphorylase MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


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
Registry Numbers
EC 2.4.2.4
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
Thymidine Phosphorylase Preferred
page delivered in 0.13s