pubmed-article:2667878 | pubmed:abstractText | The molecular and kinetic properties of cytidine deaminase from E. coli and chicken liver show several interesting differences and similarities: 1. Both enzymes possess an oligomeric structure, and linear kinetics. 2. The chicken liver enzyme is strictly dependent on the presence of reducing agents and presents a microheterogeneity in the pure preparation. 3. Both enzymes display identical specificity and share a rapid-equilibrium random Uni-Bi mechanism of catalysis. 4. The chicken liver enzyme is inhibited competitively by dTTP, CMP and dCMP. | lld:pubmed |