S-methyl-5'-thioadenosine deaminase

S-methyl-5'-thioadenosine deaminase (EC 3.5.4.31, MTA deaminase, 5-methylthioadenosine deaminase) is an enzyme with systematic name S-methyl-5'-thioadenosine amidohydrolase.^[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

S-methyl-5'-thioadenosine + H₂O ${\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons }$ 5'-S-methyl-5'-thioinosine + NH₃

S-methyl-5'-thioadenosine deaminase
Identifiers
EC no.	3.5.4.31
Databases
IntEnz	IntEnz view
BRENDA	BRENDA entry
ExPASy	NiceZyme view
KEGG	KEGG entry
MetaCyc	metabolic pathway
PRIAM	profile
PDB structures	RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
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The enzyme from Thermotoga maritima also functions as S-adenosylhomocysteine deaminase (EC 3.5.4.28).