| carboxymethylhydantoinase | |
| Ec Number: | 3.5.2.4 |
| Cas Number: | 9025-14-3 |
| Go Code: | 0047771 |
In enzymology, a carboxymethylhydantoinase is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
L-5-carboxymethylhydantoin + H2O
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Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are L-5-carboxymethylhydantoin and H2O, whereas its product is N-carbamoyl-L-aspartate.
This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, those acting on carbon-nitrogen bonds other than peptide bonds, specifically in cyclic amides. The systematic name of this enzyme class is L-5-carboxymethylhydantoin amidohydrolase. This enzyme is also called hydantoin hydrolase.