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EC 3.5.2.18 Details
EC number
3.5.2.18
Accepted name
enamidase
Reaction
6-oxo-1,4,5,6-tetrahydronicotinate + 2 H2O = 2-formylglutarate + NH3
Systematic name
6-oxo-1,4,5,6-tetrahydronicotinate amidohydrolase
Comment
Contains iron and Zn2+. Forms part of the nicotinate-fermentation catabolism pathway in Eubacterium barkeri. Other enzymes involved in this pathway are EC 1.17.1.5 (nicotinate dehydrogenase), EC 1.3.7.1 (6-hydroxynicotinate reductase), EC 1.1.1.291 (2-hydroxymethylglutarate dehydrogenase), EC 5.4.99.4 (2-methyleneglutarate mutase), EC 5.3.3.6 (methylitaconate Δ-isomerase), EC 4.2.1.85 (dimethylmaleate hydratase) and EC 4.1.3.32 (2,3-dimethylmalate lyase).
History
created 2006
EC Tree
3.5.2.8 created 1972, deleted 1978