Kinetic parameters and recognition of thymidine analogues with varying functional groups by thymidine phosphorylase
Thymidine phosphorylase (TP, EC 2.4.2.4) recognized the structure of the substrate with high specificity, via both the base and the ribosyl moieties. The replacement of 3′-OH of thymidine markedly influenced its catalytic activity with TP. The conversion