ENTRY EC 3.5.1.57
NAME Tryptophanamidase
CLASS Hydrolases
Acting on carbon-nitrogen bonds, other than peptide bonds
In linear amides
SYSNAME L-Tryptophanamide amidohydrolase
REACTION L-Tryptophanamide + H2O = L-Tryptophan + NH3
SUBSTRATE L-Tryptophanamide
H2O
PRODUCT L-Tryptophan
NH3
COFACTOR Manganese
COMMENT Requires Mn2+. Also acts on N-ethylformamide and L-tyrosinamide,
and on some tryptophan dipeptides.
DBLINKS University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 3.5.1.57
WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 3.5.1.57
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