N-carbamoyl-L-amino-acid hydrolase

N-carbamoyl-L-amino-acid hydrolase
Identifiers
EC number	3.5.1.87
Databases
IntEnz	IntEnz view
BRENDA	BRENDA entry
ExPASy	NiceZyme view
KEGG	KEGG entry
MetaCyc	metabolic pathway
PRIAM	profile
PDB structures	RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
Gene Ontology	AmiGO / EGO
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In enzymology, a N-carbamoyl-L-amino-acid hydrolase (EC 3.5.1.87) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

N-carbamoyl-L-2-amino acid (a 2-ureido carboxylate) + H₂O $\rightleftharpoons$ L-2-amino acid + NH₃ + CO₂

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are N-carbamoyl-L-2-amino acid and H₂O, whereas its 3 products are L-2-amino acid, NH₃, and CO₂.

This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, those acting on carbon-nitrogen bonds other than peptide bonds, specifically in linear amides. The systematic name of this enzyme class is N-carbamoyl-L-amino acid amidohydrolase.

References

• Ogawa J, Miyake H, Shimizu S (1995). "Purification and characterization of N-carbamoyl-L-amino acid amidohydrolase with broad substrate specificity from Alcaligenes xylosoxidans". Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 43 (6): 1039–43. doi:10.1007/BF00166922. PMID 8590654.