Aryl-acylamidase

Aryl-acylamidase
aryl-acylamidase
Identifiers
EC number 3.5.1.13
CAS number 9025-18-7
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 aryl-acylamidase (EC 3.5.1.13) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

an anilide + H2O \rightleftharpoons a carboxylate + aniline

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are anilide and H2O, whereas its two products are carboxylate and aniline.

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-acylamide amidohydrolase. Other names in common use include AAA-1, AAA-2, brain acetylcholinesterase (is associated with AAA-2), and pseudocholinesterase (associated with arylacylamidase).

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