Dihydroorotate Oxidase

"Dihydroorotate Oxidase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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An enzyme that in the course of pyrimidine biosynthesis, catalyzes the oxidation of dihydro-orotic acid to orotic acid utilizing oxygen as the electron acceptor. This enzyme is a flavoprotein which contains both FLAVIN-ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE and FLAVIN MONONUCLEOTIDE as well as iron-sulfur centers. EC 1.3.3.1.

Descriptor ID

D004081

MeSH Number(s)

D08.811.682.660.300

Concept/Terms

Dihydroorotate Oxidase

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Enzymes and Coenzymes [D08]
Enzymes [D08.811]
Oxidoreductases [D08.811.682]
Oxidoreductases Acting on CH-CH Group Donors [D08.811.682.660]
Dihydroorotate Oxidase [D08.811.682.660.300]

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