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Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP00544
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 5815
Name Beta-ureidopropionase
Synonyms
  1. BUP-1
  2. Beta-alanine synthase
  3. N-carbamoyl-beta-alanine amidohydrolase
Gene Name UPB1
Protein Type Unknown
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in hydrolase activity, acting on carbon-nitrogen (but not peptide) bonds
Specific Function Converts N-carbamyl-beta-aminoisobutyric acid and N-carbamyl-beta-alanine to, respectively, beta-aminoisobutyric acid and beta-alanine, ammonia and carbon dioxide.
Pathways
  • Beta Ureidopropionase Deficiency
  • beta-alanine biosynthesis
  • beta-Alanine metabolism
  • beta-Alanine metabolism
  • Carnosinuria, carnosinemia
  • Dihydropyrimidinase Deficiency
  • Drug metabolism - other enzymes
  • GABA-Transaminase Deficiency
  • MNGIE (Mitochondrial Neurogastrointestinal Encephalopathy)
  • Pantothenate and CoA biosynthesis
  • Pyrimidine metabolism
  • Pyrimidine metabolism
  • UMP Synthase Deficiency (Orotic Aciduria)
  • Ureidopropionase Deficiency
Reactions
Ureidopropionic acid + Water → beta-Alanine + CO(2) + Ammonia details
Ureidopropionic acid + Water → beta-Alanine + Carbon dioxide + Ammonia details
Ureidoisobutyric acid + Water → 3-Aminoisobutanoic acid + Carbon dioxide + Ammonia details
alpha-Fluoro-beta-ureidopropionic acid + Water → alpha-Fluoro-beta-alanine + Carbon dioxide + Ammonia details
GO Classification
Biological Process
pyrimidine nucleobase metabolic process
pyrimidine nucleoside catabolic process
beta-alanine biosynthetic process
Cellular Component
cytosol
Function
catalytic activity
hydrolase activity
hydrolase activity, acting on carbon-nitrogen (but not peptide) bonds
Molecular Function
metal ion binding
beta-ureidopropionase activity
Process
metabolic process
nitrogen compound metabolic process
Cellular Location
  1. Cytoplasm
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location 22
Locus 22q11.2
SNPs UPB1
Gene Sequence
>1155 bp
ATGGCGGGCGCTGAGTGGAAGTCGCTGGAGGAATGCTTGGAGAAGCACCTGCCGCTCCCC
GACTTGCAGGAAGTGAAGCGCGTTCTCTATGGCAAGGAACTCAGGAAGCTTGATCTGCCC
AGGGAAGCTTTCGAAGCTGCCTCCAGAGAAGACTTTGAACTGCAGGGATATGCCTTTGAA
GCAGCGGAGGAGCAGCTGAGACGACCCCGCATTGTGCACGTGGGGCTGGTTCAGAACAGA
ATCCCCCTCCCCGCAAATGCCCCTGTGGCAGAACAGGTCTCTGCCCTTCATAGACGCATA
AAGGCTATCGTAGAGGTGGCTGCAATGTGTGGAGTCAACATCATCTGTTTCCAGGAAGCA
TGGACTATGCCCTTTGCCTTCTGTACGAGAGAGAAGCTTCCTTGGACAGAATTTGCTGAG
TCAGCAGAGGATGGGCCCACCACCAGATTCTGTCAGAAGCTGGCGAAGAACCATGACATG
GTGGTGGTGTCTCCCATCCTGGAACGAGACAGCGAGCATGGGGATGTTTTGTGGAATACA
GCCGTGGTGATCTCCAATTCCGGAGCAGTCCTGGGAAAGACCAGGAAAAACCACATCCCC
AGAGTGGGTGATTTCAACGAGTCAACTTACTACATGGAGGGAAACCTGGGCCACCCCGTG
TTCCAGACGCAGTTCGGAAGGATCGCGGTGAACATTTGCTACGGGCGGCACCACCCCCTC
AACTGGCTTATGTACAGCATCAACGGGGCTGAGATCATCTTCAACCCCTCGGCCACGATA
GGAGCACTCAGCGAGTCCCTGTGGCCCATCGAGGCCAGAAACGCAGCCATTGCCAATCAC
TGCTTCACCTGCGCCATCAATCGAGTGGGCACCGAGCACTTCCCGAACGAGTTTACCTCG
GGAGATGGAAAGAAAGCTCACCAGGACTTTGGCTACTTTTATGGCTCGAGCTATGTGGCA
GCCCCTGACAGCAGCCGGACTCCTGGGCTGTCCCGTAGCCGGGATGGACTGCTAGTTGCT
AAGCTCGACCTAAACCTCTGCCAGCAGGTGAATGATGTCTGGAACTTCAAGATGACGGGC
AGGTATGAGATGTACGCACGGGAGCTCGCCGAAGCTGTCAAGTCCAACTACAGCCCCACC
ATCGTGAAAGAGTAG
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 384
Molecular Weight 43165.705
Theoretical pI 6.53
Pfam Domain Function
Signals Not Available
Transmembrane Regions Not Available
Protein Sequence
>Beta-ureidopropionase
MAGAEWKSLEECLEKHLPLPDLQEVKRVLYGKELRKLDLPREAFEAASREDFELQGYAFE
AAEEQLRRPRIVHVGLVQNRIPLPANAPVAEQVSALHRRIKAIVEVAAMCGVNIICFQEA
WTMPFAFCTREKLPWTEFAESAEDGPTTRFCQKLAKNHDMVVVSPILERDSEHGDVLWNT
AVVISNSGAVLGKTRKNHIPRVGDFNESTYYMEGNLGHPVFQTQFGRIAVNICYGRHHPL
NWLMYSINGAEIIFNPSATIGALSESLWPIEARNAAIANHCFTCAINRVGTEHFPNEFTS
GDGKKAHQDFGYFYGSSYVAAPDSSRTPGLSRSRDGLLVAKLDLNLCQQVNDVWNFKMTG
RYEMYARELAEAVKSNYSPTIVKE
GenBank ID Protein 6635205
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID Q9UBR1
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name BUP1_HUMAN
PDB IDs Not Available
GenBank Gene ID AB013885
GeneCard ID UPB1
GenAtlas ID UPB1
HGNC ID HGNC:16297
References
General References
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