EC 3 - Hydrolases
EC 3.5 - Acting on carbon-nitrogen bonds, other than peptide bonds
EC 3.5.1 - In linear amides
EC 3.5.1.11 - Penicillin amidase
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IntEnz Enzyme Nomenclature
EC 3.5.1.11
Names
Accepted name:
penicillin amidase
Other
names:
α-acylamino-β-lactam acylhydrolase
ampicillin acylase
benzylpenicillin acylase
novozym 217
penicillin acylase
semacylase
ampicillin acylase
benzylpenicillin acylase
novozym 217
penicillin acylase
semacylase
Systematic name:
penicillin amidohydrolase
Reaction
- penicillin + H2O = a carboxylate + 6-aminopenicillanate
Links to other databases
Enzymes and pathways:
NC-IUBMB
,
BRENDA
,
DIAGRAM
,
ERGO
,
ExplorEnz
,
ENZYME@ExPASy
,
KEGG
,
MetaCyc
,
NIST 74
,
UniPathway
Gene Ontology:
GO:0008953
CAS Registry Number:
9014-06-6
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot:
PAC2_PSES3
PAC_ARTVI
PAC_ECOLX
PAC_KLUCR
PAC_LYSSH
PAC_PRIMG
References
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A preliminary report on a new enzyme, "penicillin-amidase".J. Agric. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 23 : 411 (1950).
[EC 3.5.1.11 created 1961]