EC |
3.5.1.63 |
Accepted name: |
4-acetamidobutyrate deacetylase |
Reaction: |
4-acetamidobutanoate + H2O = acetate + 4-aminobutanoate |
Glossary: |
4-aminobutanoate = γ-aminobutyrate = GABA |
Systematic name: |
4-acetamidobutanoate amidohydrolase |
Comments: |
Also acts on N-acetyl-β-alanine and 5-acetamidopentanoate. |
Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, CAS registry number: 102347-82-0 |
References: |
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Haywood, G.W. and Large, P.J. 4-Acetamidobutyrate deacetylase in the yeast Candida boidinii grown on putrescine or spermidine as sole nitrogen source and its probable role in polyamine catabolism. J. Gen. Microbiol. 132 (1986) 7–14. |
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[EC 3.5.1.63 created 1989] |
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