Reaction: S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + H2O = S-(5-deoxy-D-ribos-5-yl)-L-homocysteine + adenine
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Other name(s): S-adenosylhomocysteine hydrolase (ambiguous); S-adenosylhomocysteine nucleosidase; 5'-methyladenosine nucleosidase; S-adenosylhomocysteine/5'-methylthioadenosine nucleosidase; AdoHcy/MTA nucleosidase
Systematic name: S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine homocysteinylribohydrolase
Comments: Also acts on S-methyl-5'-thioadenosine to give adenine and S-methyl-5-thioribose (cf. EC 3.2.2.16, methylthioadenosine nucleosidase).
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, PDB, CAS registry number: 9055-10-1
References:
1. Duerre, J.A. A hydrolytic nucleosidase acting on S-adenosylhomocysteine and on 5-methylthioadenosine. J. Biol. Chem. 237 (1962) 3737-3741.
2. Ferro, A.J., Barrett, A. and Shapiro, S.K. Kinetic properties and the effect of substrate analogues on 5'-methylthioadenosine nucleosidase from Escherichia coli. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 438 (1976) 487-494. [PMID: 782530]