FCY1 [YPR062W]
Cytosine deaminase; zinc metalloenzyme that catalyzes the hydrolytic deamination of cytosine to uracil; of biomedical interest because it also catalyzes the deamination of 5-fluorocytosine (5FC) to form anticancer drug 5-fluorouracil (5FU); Belongs to the cytidine and deoxycytidylate deaminase family.
Synonyms: FCY1, FCY1p, Q12178, Q12178p, YP9499.17 ...