Urethanase
urethanase | |||||||||
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ExPASy | NiceZyme view | ||||||||
KEGG | KEGG entry | ||||||||
MetaCyc | metabolic pathway | ||||||||
PRIAM | profile | ||||||||
PDB structures | RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum | ||||||||
Gene Ontology | AmiGO / QuickGO | ||||||||
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In
- urethane + H2O ethanol + CO2 + NH3
Thus, the two
.This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, those acting on carbon-nitrogen bonds other than peptide bonds, specifically in linear amides. The systematic name of this enzyme class is urethane amidohydrolase (decarboxylating). This enzyme is also called urethane hydrolase.
References
- Kobashi K, Takebe S, Sakai T (May 1990). "Urethane-hydrolyzing enzyme from Citrobacter sp". Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38 (5). Tokyo: 1326–8. PMID 2393957.