MeSH definition : An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolytic deamination of deoxycytidylic acid to deoxyuridylic
acid and ammonia. It plays an important role in the regulation of the pool of deoxynucleotides
in higher organisms. The enzyme also acts on some 5-substituted deoxycytidylic acids.
EC 3.5.4.12.;
An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolytic deamination of deoxycytidylic acid to deoxyuridylic
acid and ammonia. It plays an important role in the regulation of the pool of deoxynucleotides
in higher organisms. The enzyme also acts on some 5-substituted deoxycytidylic acids.
EC 3.5.4.12.