Enamidase

In enzymology, an enamidase (EC 3.5.2.18) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

6-oxo-1,4,5,6-tetrahydronicotinate + 2 H₂O ${\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons }$ 2-formylglutarate + NH₃

enamidase
Identifiers
EC no.	3.5.2.18
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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Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are 6-oxo-1,4,5,6-tetrahydronicotinate and H₂O, whereas its two products are 2-formylglutarate and NH₃.

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 6-oxo-1,4,5,6-tetrahydronicotinate amidohydrolase.