GO molecular function ontology term - GO:0004126 - cytidine deaminase activity

Term summary

ID

GO:0004126

Name

cytidine deaminase activity

Ontology or CV name

GO molecular function

Definition

Catalysis of the reaction: cytidine + H+ + H2O = uridine + NH4 and deoxycytidine + H+ + H2O = deoxyuridine + NH4+.

Parents

• is_a hydrolase activity, acting on carbon-nitrogen (but not peptide) bonds, in cyclic amidines
• is_a deaminase activity

Annotation