ExplorEnz: EC 3.5.1.5

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3.5.1.5

Accepted name:

urease

Reaction:

urea + H₂O = CO₂ + 2 NH₃

Systematic name:

urea amidohydrolase

Comments:

A nickel protein.

Links to other databases:

BRENDA, EAWAG-BBD, EXPASY, GTD, KEGG, MetaCyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 9002-13-5

References:

1.	Dixon, N.E., Gazzola, C., Blakeley, R.L. and Zerner, B. Metal ions in enzymes using ammonia or amides. Science 191 (1976) 1144–1150. [DOI] [PMID: 769157]
2.	Sumner, J.B. Urease. In: Sumner, J.B. and Myrbäck, K. (Ed.), The Enzymes, vol. 1, Academic Press, New York, 1951, pp. 873–892.
3.	Varner, J.E. Urease. In: Boyer, P.D., Lardy, H. and Myrbäck, K. (Ed.), The Enzymes, 2nd edn, vol. 4, Academic Press, New York, 1960, pp. 247–256.

[EC 3.5.1.5 created 1961]