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EC 3.5.1.76 Details
EC number
3.5.1.76
Accepted name
arylalkyl acylamidase
Reaction
N-acetylarylalkylamine + H2O = arylalkylamine + acetate
Other name(s)
aralkyl acylamidase
Systematic name
N-acetylarylalkylamine amidohydrolase
Comment
Identified in Pseudomonas putida. Strict specificity for N-acetyl arylalkylamines, including N-acetyl-2-phenylethylamine, N-acetyl-3-phenylpropylamine, N-acetyldopamine, N-acetyl-serotonin and melatonin. It also accepts arylalkyl acetates but not acetanilide derivatives, which are common substrates of EC 3.5.1.13, aryl acylamidase.
History
created 1999
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