Amp Deaminase
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More Specific Terms
- adenosine monophosphate deaminase-1 (AMP deaminase isoform M, myoadenylate deaminase, AMPD1)
- adenosine monophosphate deaminase-2 (AMP deaminase isoform L, AMPD2)
- adenosine monophosphate deaminase-3 (AMP deaminase isoform E, AMPD3)
Function
- AMP deaminase plays a critical role in energy metabolism
- catalyzes the hydrolytic deamination of AMP into IMP
- purine nucleotide cycle
Expression
- 3 isoforms are present in mammals:
- AMP deaminase 1 is the predominant form in skeletal muscle
- AMP deaminase 2 predominates in smooth muscle, non-muscle tissue, embryonic muscle & undifferentiated myoblasts
- AMP deaminase 3 is found in erythrocytes
More General Terms
Internet Database
Prosite: [1]
References
UniProt [2]
