Enzyme - EC 3.5.1.49 - Formamidase
 

The tridimensional structure of this enzyme has not been resolved yet.

EC
  
3.5.1.49
Official Name
Formamidase
Alternative Name(s)
Formamide amidohydrolase
Class
3.Hydrolases
5.Acting on carbon-nitrogen bonds, other than peptide bonds
1.In linear amides
Catalysed reaction
Formamidae + H2O formate + NH3
Substrates
Formamide
H2O
Products
 formate
NH3
Metabolic Pathways
Catabolism of isoleucine, leucine and tryptophan (3D)
Catabolism of lysine and tryptophan (3D)
Glyoxylate and dicarboxylate metabolism (Kyoto University)
Nitrogen metabolism (Kyoto University)
Other comments

Also acts, more slowly, on acetamide, propanamide and butanamide.
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