| formylaspartate deformylase | |
| Ec Number: | 3.5.1.8 |
| Cas Number: | 9025-09-6 |
| Go Code: | 0047902 |
In enzymology, a formylaspartate deformylase is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
N-formyl-L-aspartate + H2O
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Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are N-formyl-L-aspartate and H2O, whereas its two products are formate and L-aspartate.
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 N-formyl-L-aspartate amidohydrolase. This enzyme is also called formylaspartic formylase (formylase I, formylase II). This enzyme participates in histidine metabolism and glyoxylate and dicarboxylate metabolism.