| aminoimidazolase | |||||||||
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| Identifiers | |||||||||
| EC no. | 3.5.4.8 | ||||||||
| CAS no. | 9025-17-6 | ||||||||
| Databases | |||||||||
| IntEnz | IntEnz view | ||||||||
| BRENDA | BRENDA entry | ||||||||
| ExPASy | NiceZyme view | ||||||||
| KEGG | KEGG entry | ||||||||
| MetaCyc | metabolic pathway | ||||||||
| PRIAM | profile | ||||||||
| PDB structures | RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum | ||||||||
| Gene Ontology | AmiGO / QuickGO | ||||||||
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In enzymology, an aminoimidazolase (EC 3.5.4.8) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
- 4-aminoimidazole + H2O unidentified product + NH3
Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are 4-aminoimidazole and H2O, whereas its two products are unidentified product and NH3.
This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, those acting on carbon-nitrogen bonds other than peptide bonds, specifically in cyclic amidines. The systematic name of this enzyme class is 4-aminoimidazole aminohydrolase. This enzyme is also called 4-aminoimidazole hydrolase. This enzyme participates in purine metabolism. It employs one cofactor, iron.
