EC |
3.5.1.66 |
Accepted name: |
2-(hydroxymethyl)-3-(acetamidomethylene)succinate hydrolase |
Reaction: |
2-(hydroxymethyl)-3-(acetamidomethylene)succinate + 2 H2O = acetate + 2-(hydroxymethyl)-4-oxobutanoate + NH3 + CO2 |
Other name(s): |
compound B hydrolase; α-hydroxymethyl-α’-(N-acetylaminomethylene)succinic acid hydrolase |
Systematic name: |
2-(hydroxymethyl)-3-(acetamidomethylene)succinate amidohydrolase (deaminating, decarboxylating) |
Comments: |
Involved in the degradation of pyridoxin by Pseudomonas and Arthrobacter. |
Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EAWAG-BBD, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, CAS registry number: 95829-26-8 |
References: |
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Huynh, M.S. and Snell, E.E. Enzymes of vitamin B6 degradation. Purification and properties of two N-acetylamidohydrolases. J. Biol. Chem. 260 (1985) 2379–2383. [PMID: 3972793] |
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[EC 3.5.1.66 created 1989] |
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