Presence of a specific uridine 5'-monophosphate pyrophosphorylase in baker's yeast.
Uridine 5'-monophosphate pyrophosphorylase was found to be present in baker's yeast. The enzyme preparation, purified about 30-fold, shows a strict specificity toward uracil and requires Mg++ for its activity.
D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007700:Kinetics; D008274:Magnesium / Q000494:pharmacology; D010430:Pentosyltransferases / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000201:enzymology*; D014500:Uracil Nucleotides / Q000378:metabolism*; D014542:Uridine Monophosphate / Q000378:metabolism*
D014500:Uracil Nucleotides; D014542:Uridine Monophosphate; D010430:Pentosyltransferases; D008274:Magnesium