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EC 3.5.1.68 Details
EC number
3.5.1.68
Accepted name
N-formylglutamate deformylase
Reaction
N-formyl-L-glutamate + H2O = formate + L-glutamate
Other name(s)
β-citryl-L-glutamate hydrolase,
formylglutamate deformylase,
N-formylglutamate hydrolase,
β-citrylglutamate amidase,
β-citryl-L-glutamate amidohydrolase,
β-citryl-L-glutamate amidase,
β-citryl-L-glutamate-hydrolyzing enzyme
Systematic name
N-formyl-L-glutamate amidohydrolase
CAS registry number
97286-12-9
Comment
The animal enzyme also acts on β-citryl-L-glutamate and β-citryl-L-glutamine.
History
created 1989
EC Tree
3.5.1.34 created 1972, deleted 1981
3.5.1.37 created 1972, deleted 1976
3.5.1.45 created 1978, deleted 1986
3.5.1.80 created 1999, deleted 2002