Purine nucleoside phosphorylase
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purine-nucleoside phosphorylase; inosine phosphorylase; PNPase
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| Identifiers | |
| Symbol | NP |
| HUGO | 7892 |
| Entrez | 4860 |
| OMIM | 164050 |
| UniProt | P00491 |
| PDB | 1RT9 |
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| EC number | 2.4.2.1 |
| Locus | Chr. 14 q13.1 |
Purine nucleoside phosphorylase (also known as PNPase) is an enzyme (EC 2.4.2.1) involved in purine metabolism. PNP metabolizes inosine and guanosine into hypoxanthine.
[edit] PNP deficiency
Purine nucleoside phosphorylase deficiency is a rare congenital immunodeficiency, often associated with neurological disorders such as mental retardation.
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