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| Name |
allantoate deiminase;
allantoate amidohydrolase
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| Class |
Hydrolases;
Acting on carbon-nitrogen bonds, other than peptide bonds;
In linear amidines
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| Sysname |
allantoate amidinohydrolase (decarboxylating)
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| Reaction(IUBMB) |
allantoate + H2O = (S)-ureidoglycine + NH3 + CO2 [RN: R02423]
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| Comment |
This enzyme is part of the ureide pathway, which permits certain organisms to recycle the nitrogen in purine compounds. This enzyme, which liberates ammonia from allantoate, is present in plants and bacteria. In plants it is localized in the endoplasmic reticulum. Requires manganese.
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| History |
EC 3.5.3.9 created 1972, modified 2010
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| Pathway |
| ec01120 | Microbial metabolism in diverse environments |
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| Orthology |
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| Genes |
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| Reference |
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| Authors |
Vogels GD. |
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| Title |
Reversible activation of allantoate amidohydrolase by acid-pretreatment and other properties of the enzyme. |
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| Reference |
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| Authors |
Serventi F, Ramazzina I, Lamberto I, Puggioni V, Gatti R, Percudani R |
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Chemical basis of nitrogen recovery through the ureide pathway: formation and hydrolysis of S-ureidoglycine in plants and bacteria. |
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| Other DBs |
| ExplorEnz - The Enzyme Database: | 3.5.3.9 |
| ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: | 3.5.3.9 |
| BRENDA, the Enzyme Database: | 3.5.3.9 |
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