In
enzymology
An enzyme () is a protein that acts as a biological catalyst by accelerating chemical reactions. The molecules upon which enzymes may act are called substrate (chemistry), substrates, and the enzyme converts the substrates into different mol ...
, an allophanate hydrolase () is an
enzyme
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that
catalyzes
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the
chemical reaction
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:allophanate + 3 H
2O + H
+ 2 HCO
3− + 2 NH
4+
Thus, the two
substrates of this enzyme are
allophanate (urea-1-carboxylate or ''N''-carbamoylcarbamate) and
H2O, whereas its two
products
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...
are
HCO3− and
NH4+.
This enzyme belongs to the family of
hydrolase
In biochemistry, hydrolases constitute a class of enzymes that commonly function as biochemical catalysts that use water to break a chemical bond:
:\ce \quad \xrightarrowtext\quad \ce
This typically results in dividing a larger molecule into s ...
s, those acting on carbon-nitrogen bonds other than peptide bonds, specifically in linear amides. The
systematic name
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of this enzyme class is urea-1-carboxylate amidohydrolase. This enzyme is also called allophanate lyase. This enzyme participates in
urea cycle and metabolism of amino groups and
atrazine degradation.
See also
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Urea carboxylase
In enzymology, a urea carboxylase () is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
:ATP + urea + HCO3- \rightleftharpoons ADP + phosphate + urea-1-carboxylate
The 3 substrates of this enzyme are ATP, urea, and HCO3-, whereas its 3 products ...
References
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EC 3.5.1
Enzymes of unknown structure
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