EC |
3.5.1.68 |
Accepted name: |
N-formylglutamate deformylase |
Reaction: |
N-formyl-L-glutamate + H2O = formate + L-glutamate |
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Other name(s): |
β-citryl-L-glutamate hydrolase; formylglutamate deformylase; N-formylglutamate hydrolase; β-citrylglutamate amidase; β-citryl-L-glutamate amidohydrolase; β-citryl-L-glutamate amidase; β-citryl-L-glutamate-hydrolyzing enzyme |
Systematic name: |
N-formyl-L-glutamate amidohydrolase |
Comments: |
The animal enzyme also acts on β-citryl-L-glutamate and β-citryl-L-glutamine. |
Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, CAS registry number: 97286-12-9 |
References: |
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Hu, L., Mulfinger, L.M. and Phillips, A.T. Purification and properties of formylglutamate amidohydrolase from Pseudomonas putida. J. Bacteriol. 169 (1987) 4696–4702. [DOI] [PMID: 3308850] |
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Miyake, M., Innami, T. and Kakimoto, Y. A β-citryl-L-glutamate-hydrolysing enzyme in rat testes. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 760 (1983) 206–214. [DOI] [PMID: 6414521] |
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[EC 3.5.1.68 created 1989] |
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