Function
catalytic activity:5-hydroxy-2-oxo-4-ureido-2,5-dihydro-1H-imidazole-5-carboxylate = (S)-allantoin + CO(2).,caution:Could be the product of a pseudogene. In primates the genes coding for the enzymes for the degradation of uric acid were inactivated and converted to pseudogenes.,function:Catalyzes the stereoselective decarboxylation of 2-oxo-4-hydroxy-4-carboxy-5-ureidoimidazoline (OHCU) to (S)-allantoin .,pathway:Purine metabolism; uric acid degradation; (S)-allantoin from uric acid: step 3/3.,similarity:Belongs to the OHCU decarboxylase family.,tissue specificity:Apparently not expressed.,
