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OROTIDYLIC ACID PHOSPHORYLASE
The enzyme catalyzing the formation of orotidine-5'-phosphoric acid (orotidylic acid) from orotic acid and 5-phosphoribosyl-1-pyrophosphate in the rate of pyrimidine nucleotide biosynthesis.
Chemical name: Orotidine-5'-phosphate:pyrophosphate phospho-alpha-D-ribosyltransferase
Registry number: EC 2.4.2.10