IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature

EC 3.5.1.71

Accepted name: N-feruloylglycine deacylase

Reaction: N-feruloylglycine + H2O = ferulate + glycine

Other name(s): N-feruloylglycine hydrolase

Systematic name: N-feruloylglycine amidohydrolase

Comments: Hydrolyses a range of L-amino acids from the cinnamoyl and substituted cinnamoyl series. Not identical with EC 3.5.1.14 N-acyl-aliphatic-L-amino acid amidohydrolase.

Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, CAS registry number: 118731-84-3

References:

1. Martens, M., Cottenie-Ruysschaert, M., Hanselaer, R., De Cooman, L., CASteele, K.V. and Van Sumere, F. N-Feruloylglycine amidohydrolase from barley seeds and isolated barley embryos. Phytochemistry 27 (1988) 2457-2463.

2. Martens, M., Cottenie-Ruysschaert, M., Hanselaer, R., De Cooman, L., CASteele, K.V. and Van Sumere, F. Characteristics and specificity of purified N-feruloylglycine amidohydrolase from isolated barley embryos. Phytochemistry 27 (1988) 2465-2475.

[EC 3.5.1.71 created 1992]


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