aminoimidazolase EC#: 3.5.4.8; ChemWhat Code: 1381437
| Product Name | aminoimidazolase |
| Example Structure |  |
| Synonyms | 4-aminoimidazole hydrolase |
| EC Number | 3.5.4.8 |
| CAS Registry Number | 9025-17-6 |
| Comments | Requires Fe2+. This enzyme forms part of the xanthine-degradation pathway in some bacteria. The product of the reaction, imidazol-4-one, can be converted non-enzymically into formiminoglycine. An enzyme has been identified in?Clostridium cylindrosporum?that can perform this hydrolysis reaction [2,3]. |
| Cofactor | Fe2+ |
| History | |
| Reactions | 4-aminoimidazole + H(2)O = imidazol-4-one + NH(3). |
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