Amidohydrolase

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Amidohydrolases (or amidases) are a type of hydrolase that acts upon amide bonds.

They are categorized under EC number EC 3.5.1 and 3.5.2.

Examples include:

• Beta-lactamase
• Histone deacetylase
• Urease

[edit] See also

• Aminohydrolases

[edit] External links

• MeSH Amidohydrolases
• CRISP Thesaurus 00000306

v • d • e Carbon-nitrogen non-peptide hydrolases (EC 3.5) 3.5.1 - Amidohydrolases Asparaginase - Glutaminase - Urease - Biotinidase - Aspartoacylase - Ceramidase -Aspartylglucosaminidase - Fatty acid amide hydrolase - Histone deacetylase (Sirtuin) 3.5.2 Barbiturase - Beta-lactamase 3.5.3 Arginase - Agmatinase 3.5.4 - Aminohydrolases Guanine deaminase - Adenosine deaminase - AMP deaminase - Inosine monophosphate synthase - DCMP deaminase - GTP cyclohydrolase I Other Nitrilase - Thiaminase II