N-acetyl-beta-alanine deacetylase

N-acetyl-beta-alanine deacetylase
Identifiers
EC no.	3.5.1.21
CAS no.	37289-04-6
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BRENDA	BRENDA entry
ExPASy	NiceZyme view
KEGG	KEGG entry
MetaCyc	metabolic pathway
PRIAM	profile
PDB structures	RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
Gene Ontology	AmiGO / QuickGO
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In enzymology, a N-acetyl-beta-alanine deacetylase (EC 3.5.1.21) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

N-acetyl-beta-alanine + H₂O ${\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons }$ acetate + beta-alanine

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are N-acetyl-beta-alanine and H₂O, whereas its two products are acetate and beta-alanine.

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 N-acetyl-beta-alanine amidohydrolase. This enzyme participates in beta-alanine metabolism.

References

• Fujimoto D, Koyama T, Tamiya N (1968). "N-Acetyl-beta-alanine deacetylase in hog kidney". Biochim. Biophys. Acta. 167: 407–413. doi:10.1016/0005-2744(68)90220-9.