CTP synthase

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CTP synthase
Identifiers
Symbol CTPS
Entrez 1503
HUGO 2519
OMIM 123860
PDB 1s1m
RefSeq NM_001905
UniProt P17812
Other data
EC number 6.3.4.2
Locus Chr. 1 p34.1

CTP synthase (or CTP synthetase) is an enzyme involved in pyrimidine biosynthesis.

It intraconverts UTP and CTP. The source of the amine/amino group in CTP is glutamine.

CTP synthase is activated by GTP, a purine. This acts to balance the relative amounts of purine and pyrimidine nucleotides.

CTP synthase is inhibited by CTP.

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