6-aminohexanoate-dimer hydrolase

In enzymology, a 6-aminohexanoate-dimer hydrolase (EC number|3.5.1.46) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

:N-(6-aminohexanoyl)-6-aminohexanoate + H₂O $ightleftharpoons$ 2 6-aminohexanoate

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are N-(6-aminohexanoyl)-6-aminohexanoate and H₂O, whereas its product is 6-aminohexanoate.

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-(6-aminohexanoyl)-6-aminohexanoate amidohydrolase. This enzyme is also called 6-aminohexanoic acid oligomer hydrolase.

tructural studies

As of late 2007, 3 structures have been solved for this class of enzymes, with PDB accession codes PDB link|1WYB, PDB link|1WYC, and PDB link|2DCF.

ee also

*Nylon-eating bacteria

References

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External links

::"The CAS registry number for this enzyme class is CAS registry|75216-15-8."

;Gene Ontology (GO) codes