2-oxoglutaramate amidase

2-oxoglutaramate amidase (EC 3.5.1.111, omega-amidase) is an enzyme with systematic name 5-amino-2,5-dioxopentanoate amidohydrolase.[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

2-oxoglutaramate + H2O 2-oxoglutarate + ammonia
2-oxoglutaramate amidase
Identifiers
EC number3.5.1.111
Databases
IntEnzIntEnz view
BRENDABRENDA entry
ExPASyNiceZyme view
KEGGKEGG entry
MetaCycmetabolic pathway
PRIAMprofile
PDB structuresRCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum

The enzyme participates in the nicotine degradation pathway of several Gram-positive bacteria.

References

  1. Cobzaru C, Ganas P, Mihasan M, Schleberger P, Brandsch R (April 2011). "Homologous gene clusters of nicotine catabolism, including a new ω-amidase for α-ketoglutaramate, in species of three genera of Gram-positive bacteria". Research in Microbiology. 162 (3): 285–91. doi:10.1016/j.resmic.2011.01.001. PMID 21288482.
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