Adenosine deaminase (ADA) catalyzes the deamination of 2′, 3′-isopropylidene adenosine and the corresponding 5′-amino derivative in a 3% dimethylsulfoxide aqueous solution. Whereas ADA is unable to convert other 5′-substituted derivatives (acetate, acetamido, azide), the enzyme adenylate deaminase (AMPDA) accepts all the above compounds as substrates for their biotransformation to the corresponding 5′-substituted ...
[Swarbrick, Joanna M.; Graeff, Richard; Garnham, Clive; Thomas, Mark P.; Galione, Antony; Potter, Barry V. L. Chemical Communications, 2014 , vol. 50, # 19 p. 2458 - 2461]