N-malonylurea hydrolase explained

N-malonylurea hydrolase
Ec Number:3.5.1.95

In enzymology, a N-malonylurea hydrolase is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

3-oxo-3-ureidopropanoate + H2O

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malonate + urea

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are 3-oxo-3-ureidopropanoate and H2O, whereas its two products are malonate and urea.

This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, those acting on carbon-nitrogen bonds other than peptide bonds, specifically in linear amides. The systematic name of this enzyme class is 3-oxo-3-ureidopropanoate amidohydrolase (urea- and malonate-forming). This enzyme is also called ureidomalonase.

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