Pentanamidase

Template:Infobox enzyme In enzymology, a pentanamidase (Template:EC number) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

pentanamide + H₂O $\rightleftharpoons$ pentanoate + NH₃

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are pentanamide and H₂O, whereas its two products are valerate and NH₃.

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 pentanamide amidohydrolase. This enzyme is also called valeramidase.

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