Reaction: urate D-ribonucleoside + phosphate = urate + α-D-ribose 1-phosphate
Other name(s): UAR phosphorylase; urate-ribonucleotide:phosphate D-ribosyltransferase (incorrect); urate-ribonucleotide:phosphate α-D-ribosyltransferase (incorrect); urate-ribonucleotide phosphorylase (incorrect)
Systematic name: urate-D-ribonucleoside:phosphate α-D-ribosyltransferase
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, CAS registry number: 9030-29-9
References:
1. Laster, L. and Blair, A. An intestinal phosphorylase for uric acid ribonucleoside. J. Biol. Chem. 238 (1963) 3348-3357.