Formamidase

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In

enzymology, a formamidase (EC 3.5.1.49) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

formamide + H2O formate + NH3

Thus, the two

substrates of this enzyme are formamide and H2O, whereas its two products are formate and NH3
.

This enzyme belongs to the family of

nitrogen metabolism
.

Structural studies

As of late 2007, four

structures have been solved for this class of enzymes, with PDB accession codes 2DYU, 2DYV, 2E2K, and 2E2L
.

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