Reaction: adenosine + H2O = inosine + NH3
Other name(s): deoxyadenosine deaminase
Systematic name: adenosine aminohydrolase
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, GTD, KEGG, Metacyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 9026-93-1
References:
1. Kaplan, N.O., Colowick, S.P. and Ciotti, M.M. Enzymatic deamination of cytosine nucleosides. J. Biol. Chem. 194 (1952) 579-591.
2. Powell, J.F. and Hunter, J.R. Adenosine deaminase and ribosidase in spores of Bacillus cereus. Biochem. J. 62 (1956) 381-387.