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Preferred term

Histidine Ammonia-Lyase  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • alpha-Deaminase, Histidine
  • Deaminase, Histidine
  • Histidase
  • Histidinase
  • Histidine alpha Deaminase
  • Histidine alpha-Deaminase
  • Histidine Deaminase

Note

  • /defic: consider also histidinemia (AMINO ACID METABOLISM, INBORN ERRORS)

Scope note

  • An enzyme that catalyzes the first step of histidine catabolism, forming UROCANIC ACID and AMMONIA from HISTIDINE. Deficiency of this enzyme is associated with elevated levels of serum histidine and is called histidinemia (AMINO ACID METABOLISM, INBORN ERRORS).

History note

  • 98(73)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D006638

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