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In enzymology, an arylalkyl acylamidase (EC 3.5.1.76) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
- N-acetylarylalkylamine + H2O arylalkylamine + acetate
Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are N-acetylarylalkylamine and H2O, whereas its two products are arylalkylamine and acetate.
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-acetylarylalkylamine amidohydrolase. This enzyme is also called aralkyl acylamidase.
References
- Shimizu S, Ogawa J, Chung MC, Yamada H (1992). "Purification and characterization of a novel enzyme, arylalkyl acylamidase, from Pseudomonas putida Sc2". Eur. J. Biochem. 209 (1): 375–82. doi:10.1111/j.1432-1033.1992.tb17299.x. PMID 1396711.
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