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EC 1.14.11.6 Details
EC number
1.14.11.6
Accepted name
thymine dioxygenase
Reaction
thymine + 2-oxoglutarate + O2 = 5-hydroxymethyluracil + succinate + CO2
Other name(s)
thymine 7-hydroxylase, 5-hydroxy-methyluracil dioxygenase, 5-hydroxymethyluracil oxygenase
Systematic name
thymine,2-oxoglutarate:oxygen oxidoreductase (7-hydroxylating)
CAS registry number
37256-67-0
Comment
Requires Fe2+ and ascorbate. Also acts on 5-hydroxymethyluracil to oxidize its -CH2OH group first to -CHO and then to -COOH.
History
created 1972, modified 1976 (EC 1.14.11.5 created 1972, incorporated 1976)
EC Tree
1.14.11.5 created 1972, deleted 1976