ENTRY       EC 3.5.1.9
NAME        Arylformamidase
            Kynurenine formamidase
            Formylase
            Formylkynureninase
CLASS       Hydrolases
            Acting on carbon-nitrogen bonds, other than peptide bonds
            In linear amides
SYSNAME     Aryl-formylamine amidohydrolase
REACTION    N-Formyl-L-kynurenine + H2O = Formate + L-Kynurenine
SUBSTRATE   N-Formyl-L-kynurenine
            H2O
PRODUCT     Formate
            L-Kynurenine
COMMENT     Also acts on other aromatic formylamines.
PATHWAY     PATH: MAP00380  Tryptophan metabolism
            PATH: MAP00630  Glyoxylate and dicarboxylate metabolism
DBLINKS     University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 3.5.1.9
            WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 3.5.1.9
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