Reaction: (S)-ureidoglycolate + H2O = glyoxylate + 2 NH3 + CO2
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Other name(s): ureidoglycolate hydrolase; UAH (gene name)
Systematic name: (S)-ureidoglycolate amidohydrolase (decarboxylating)
Comments: This plant enzyme is involved in the degradation of ureidoglycolate, an intermediate of purine degradation. Not to be confused with EC 4.3.2.3, ureidoglycolate lyase, which releases urea rather than ammonia.
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References:
1. Winkler, R.G., Blevins, D.G. and Randall, D.D. Ureide catabolism in soybeans. III. Ureidoglycolate amidohydrolase and allantoate amidohydrolase are activities of an allantoate degrading enzyme complex. Plant Physiol. 86 (1988) 1084-1088. [PMID: 16666035]
2. Wells, X.E. and Lees, E.M. Ureidoglycolate amidohydrolase from developing French bean fruits (Phaseolus vulgaris [L.].). Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 287 (1991) 151-159. [PMID: 1910298]
3. Werner, A.K., Romeis, T. and Witte, C.P. Ureide catabolism in Arabidopsis thaliana and Escherichia coli. Nat. Chem. Biol. 6 (2010) 19-21. [PMID: 19935661]