| EC |
3.5.1.49 |
| Accepted name: |
formamidase |
| Reaction: |
formamide + H2O = formate + NH3 |
| Systematic name: |
formamide amidohydrolase |
| Comments: |
Also acts, more slowly, on acetamide, propanamide and butanamide. |
| Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, Gene, KEGG, MetaCyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 9013-59-6 |
| References: |
| 1. |
Clarke, P.H. The aliphatic amidases of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Adv. Microb. Physiol. 4 (1970) 179–222. |
| 2. |
Friedich, C.G. and Mitrenga, G. Utilization of aliphatic amides and formation of two different amidases by Alcaligenes eutrophus. J. Gen. Microbiol. 125 (1981) 367–374. |
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