ENTRY       EC 3.5.1.36
NAME        N-Methyl-2-oxoglutaramate hydrolase
            5-Hydroxy-N-methylpyroglutamate synthase
CLASS       Hydrolases
            Acting on carbon-nitrogen bonds, other than peptide bonds
            In linear amides
SYSNAME     N-Methyl-2-oxoglutaramate methylamidohydrolase
REACTION    N-Methyl-2-oxoglutaramate + H2O = 2-Oxoglutarate + Methylamine
SUBSTRATE   N-Methyl-2-oxoglutaramate
            H2O
PRODUCT     2-Oxoglutarate
            Methylamine
COMMENT     In the reverse reaction, the product cyclizes non-enzymically to
            2-hydroxy-N-methyl-5-oxoproline.
DBLINKS     University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 3.5.1.36
            WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 3.5.1.36
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