Arylformamidase

Arylformamidase
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EC no.3.5.1.9
CAS no.156229-75-3
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Arylformamidase (EC 3.5.1.9, AFMID) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

 
H2O
 
 
 
 
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The two substrates of this enzyme are N'-formylkynurenine and water. Its products are kynurenine and formic acid.[1][2][3][4]

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 aryl-formylamine amidohydrolase. Other names in common use include kynurenine formamidase, formylase, formylkynureninase, formylkynurenine formamidase, formamidase I, and formamidase II. This enzyme participates in tryptophan metabolism in the kynurenine pathway and glyoxylate and dicarboxylate metabolism.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Enzyme 3.5.1.9 at KEGG Pathway Database.
  2. ^ Hayaishi, Osamu; Stanier, R. Y. (1951). "The Bacterial Oxidation of Tryptophan III". Journal of Bacteriology. 62 (6): 691–709. doi:10.1128/jb.62.6.691-709.1951. PMC 386191. PMID 14907621.
  3. ^ Jakoby, William B. (1954). "Kynurenine Formamidase from Neurospora". Journal of Biological Chemistry. 207 (2): 657–663. doi:10.1016/S0021-9258(18)65682-0. PMID 13163050.
  4. ^ Mehler, Alan H.; Knox, W. Eugene (1950). "The Conversion of Tryptophan to Kynurenine in Liver". Journal of Biological Chemistry. 187: 431–438. doi:10.1016/S0021-9258(19)50968-1.