Omega-amidase

Omega-amidase
omega-amidase
Identifiers
EC number 3.5.1.3
CAS number 9025-19-8
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

In enzymology, an omega-amidase (EC 3.5.1.3) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

a monoamide of a dicarboxylic acid + H2O \rightleftharpoons a dicarboxylate + NH3

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are monoamide of a dicarboxylic acid and H2O, whereas its two products are dicarboxylate and NH3.

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 omega-amidodicarboxylate amidohydrolase. This enzyme is also called alpha-keto acid-omega-amidase. This enzyme participates in glutamate metabolism and alanine and aspartate metabolism.

References

  • MEISTER A, LEVINTOW L, GREENFIELD RE, ABENDSCHEIN PA (1955). "Hydrolysis and transfer reactions catalyzed by omega-amidase preparations". J. Biol. Chem. 215 (1): 441–60. PMID 14392177. 
  • Meister A, Radhakrishnan AN and Buckley SD (1957). "Enzymatic synthesis of L-pipecolic acid and L-proline". J. Biol. Chem. 229: 789–800. PMID 13502341.