The enzyme 2′,3′-cyclic-nucleotide 2'-phosphodiesterase (EC 3.1.4.16)

catalyzes Catalysis () is the increase in rate of a chemical reaction due to an added substance known as a catalyst (). Catalysts are not consumed by the reaction and remain unchanged after it. If the reaction is rapid and the catalyst recycles quick ...

the reaction :nucleoside 2′,3′-cyclic phosphate + H₂O

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nucleoside 3′-phosphate This enzyme belongs to the family of

hydrolase In biochemistry, hydrolases constitute a class of enzymes that commonly function as biochemical catalysts that use water to break a chemical bond: :\ce \quad \xrightarrowtext\quad \ce This typically results in dividing a larger molecule into s ...

s, specifically those acting on phosphoric

diester In chemistry, an ester is a compound derived from an acid (either organic or inorganic) in which the hydrogen atom (H) of at least one acidic hydroxyl group () of that acid is replaced by an organyl group (R). These compounds contain a distinc ...

bonds. The

systematic name A systematic name is a name given in a systematic way to one unique group, organism, object or chemical substance, out of a specific population or collection. Systematic names are usually part of a nomenclature. A semisystematic name or semitrivi ...

is nucleoside-2′,3′-cyclic-phosphate 3'-nucleotidohydrolase. Other names in common use include ribonucleoside 2′,3′-cyclic phosphate diesterase, 2′,3′-cyclic AMP phosphodiesterase, 2′,3′-cyclic nucleotidase, cyclic 2′,3′-nucleotide 2′-phosphodiesterase, cyclic 2′,3′-nucleotide phosphodiesterase, 2′,3′-cyclic nucleoside monophosphate phosphodiesterase, 2′,3′-cyclic AMP 2′-phosphohydrolase, cyclic phosphodiesterase:3′-nucleotidase, 2′,3′-cyclic nucleotide phosphohydrolase, 2′:3′-cyclic phosphodiesterase, and 2′:3′-cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase:3'-nucleotidase. This enzyme participates in

purine metabolism Purine metabolism refers to the metabolic pathways to synthesize and break down purines that are present in many organisms. Biosynthesis Purines are biologically synthesized as nucleotides and in particular as ribotides, i.e. bases attached to r ...

and

pyrimidine metabolism Pyrimidine biosynthesis occurs both in the body and through organic synthesis. ''De novo'' biosynthesis of pyrimidine ''De Novo'' biosynthesis of a pyrimidine is catalyzed by three gene products CAD, DHODH and UMPS. The first three enzymes of ...

References

* * * * * EC 3.1.4 Enzymes of unknown structure {{3.1-enzyme-stub