inosine, adenosine, and guanine nucleoside hydrolase
M-CSA #471
Nucleoside hydrolases (NH's) are members of the purine salvage pathway that tend to scavenge purines from their environment.
The NH of of parasite, Trypanosoma vivax, catalyses the cleavage (hydrolysis) of the N-glycosidic bond between the anomeric carbon of ribose and the purine base in (specifically) inosine, adenosine, and guanine (an IAG-NH). This specificity is via an aromatic face-to-face stacking intercation, rather than general acid catalysis.
IAG-NH's represent potential targets for antiobiotic development and cancer therapy.