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EC 3.5.1.137 Details
EC number
3.5.1.137
Accepted name
N-methylcarbamate hydrolase
Reaction
an N-methyl carbamate ester + H2O = an alcohol + methylamine + CO2
Other name(s)
mcbA (gene name), cehA (gene name), cfdJ (gene name), carbaryl hydrolase, carbofuran hydrolase
Systematic name
N-methyl carbamate ester hydrolase
Comment
The enzyme catalyses the first step in the degradation of several carbamate insecticides such as carbaryl, carbofuran, isoprocarb, propoxur, aldicarb and oxamyl. It catalyses the cleavage of the ester bond to release N-methylcarbamate, which spontaneously hydrolyses to methylamine and CO2. The enzymes from several Gram-negative bacteria were shown to be located in the periplasm.
History
created 2021
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