Figure 1.
Figure 1 Schematic degradation pathway of uric acid to allantoin
through intermediate (2) (5-hydroxyisourate). Only the first
step is catalyzed by the enzyme, with H[2]O[2] as the by-product.
The above figure is reprinted
by permission from the IUCr:
Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr
(2004,
60,
453-462)
copyright 2004.
