| EC |
3.5.1.57 |
| Accepted name: |
tryptophanamidase |
| Reaction: |
L-tryptophanamide + H2O = L-tryptophan + NH3 |
| Other name(s): |
tryptophan aminopeptidase; L-tryptophan aminopeptidase |
| Systematic name: |
L-tryptophanamide amidohydrolase |
| Comments: |
Requires Mn2+. Also acts on N-ethylformamide and L-tyrosinamide, and on some tryptophan dipeptides. |
| Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, CAS registry number: 76689-19-5 |
| References: |
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Iwayama, A., Kimura, T., Adachi, O. and Ameyama, M. Crystallization and characterization of a novel aminopeptidase from Trichosporon cutaneum. Agric. Biol. Chem. 47 (1983) 2483–2493. |
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| [EC 3.5.1.57 created 1989] |
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