Reaction: (S)-ureidoglycolate + NAD+ = N-carbamoyl-2-oxoglycine + NADH + H+
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Systematic name: (S)-ureidoglycolate:NAD+ oxidoreductase
Comments: Involved in catabolism of purines. The enzyme from the bacterium Escherichia coli is specific for NAD+ [2]. cf. EC 1.1.1.154, ureidoglycolate dehydrogenase [NAD(P)+].
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References:
1. Cusa, E., Obradors, N., Baldoma, L., Badia, J. and Aguilar, J. Genetic analysis of a chromosomal region containing genes required for assimilation of allantoin nitrogen and linked glyoxylate metabolism in Escherichia coli. J. Bacteriol. 181 (1999) 7479-7484. [PMID: 10601204]
2. Kim, M.I., Shin, I., Cho, S., Lee, J. and Rhee, S. Structural and functional insights into (S)-ureidoglycolate dehydrogenase, a metabolic branch point enzyme in nitrogen utilization. PLoS One 7 (2012) e52066. [PMID: 23284870]