Enzyme - EC 3.5.1.6 - b-ureidopropionase
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The tridimensional structure of this enzyme has not been resolved yet.
EC
3.5.1.6
Official Name
b-ureidopropionase
Alternative Name(s)
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Class
3.Hydrolases
5.Acting on carbon-nitrogen bonds, other than peptide bonds
1.In linear amides
5.Acting on carbon-nitrogen bonds, other than peptide bonds
1.In linear amides
Catalysed reaction
N-carbamoyl-b-alanine
+ H2O 
b-alanine
+ CO2 + NH3
b-alanine
+ CO2 + NH3Substrates
N-carbamoyl-b-alanine
3-Ureidoisobutyrate
H2O
3-Ureidoisobutyrate
H2O
Products
3-Aminoisobutanoate
CO2
NH3
Metabolic Pathways
Other comments
The animal enzyme also acts on b-ureidoisobutyrate.