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 5-aminopentanamide amidohydrolase. Other names in common use include 5-aminovaleramidase, and 5-aminonorvaleramidase. This enzyme participates in lysine degradation.
References
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Takeda H, Yamamoto S, Kojima Y, Hayaishi O (1969). "Studies on monooxygenases. I. General properties of crystalline L-lysine monooxygenase". J. Biol. Chem. 244 (11): 2935–41. PMID5772467.