ENTRY EC 3.5.1.49
NAME Formamidase
CLASS Hydrolases
Acting on carbon-nitrogen bonds, other than peptide bonds
In linear amides
SYSNAME Formamide amidohydrolase
REACTION Formamide + H2O = Formate + NH3
SUBSTRATE Formamide
H2O
PRODUCT Formate
NH3
COMMENT Also acts, more slowly, on acetamide, propanamide and butanamide.
PATHWAY PATH: MAP00380 Tryptophan metabolism
PATH: MAP00630 Glyoxylate and dicarboxylate metabolism
PATH: MAP00910 Nitrogen metabolism
DBLINKS University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 3.5.1.49
WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 3.5.1.49
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