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Literature summary for 3.5.1.5 extracted from

  • Lin, W.; Mathys, V.; Ang, E.L.; Koh, V.H.; Martinez Gomez, J.M.; Ang, M.L.; Zainul Rahim, S.Z.; Tan, M.P.; Pethe, K.; Alonso, S.
    Urease activity represents an alternative pathway for Mycobacterium tuberculosis nitrogen metabolism (2012), Infect. Immun., 80, 2771-2779.
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Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
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Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
urea + H2O
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis CO2 + 2 NH3
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Synonyms

Synonyms Comment Organism
urease
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis

General Information

General Information Comment Organism
metabolism nitrogen metabolism, could be crucial for the pathogen's survival in nutrient-limited microenvironments where urea is the sole nitrogen source Mycobacterium tuberculosis