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Literature summary for 3.5.1.9 extracted from

  • Brown, D.; Hitchcock, M.J.M.; Katz, E
    Purification and characterization of kynurenine formamidase activities from Streptomyces parvulus (1986), Can. J. Microbiol., 32, 465-472.
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Localization

Localization Comment Organism GeneOntology No. Textmining
intracellular
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Streptomyces parvulus 5622
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Molecular Weight [Da]

Molecular Weight [Da] Molecular Weight Maximum [Da] Comment Organism
27000
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formamidase II, gel filtration Streptomyces parvulus
43000
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formamidase I, gel filtration Streptomyces parvulus

Natural Substrates/ Products (Substrates)

Natural Substrates Organism Comment (Nat. Sub.) Natural Products Comment (Nat. Pro.) Rev. Reac.
N-formyl-L-kynurenine + H2O Streptomyces parvulus
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L-kynurenine + formate
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?
N-formyl-o-aminoacetophenone + H2O Streptomyces parvulus low activity for both formamidases I and II formate + o-aminoacetophenone
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?

Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Streptomyces parvulus
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-
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Purification (Commentary)

Purification (Comment) Organism
to homogeneity, chromatography techniques, 2 forms Streptomyces parvulus

Source Tissue

Source Tissue Comment Organism Textmining
mycelium 2 forms: formamidase I, formamidase II Streptomyces parvulus
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Specific Activity [micromol/min/mg]

Specific Activity Minimum [µmol/min/mg] Specific Activity Maximum [µmol/min/mg] Comment Organism
8.33
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formamidase I Streptomyces parvulus
26.8
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formamidase II Streptomyces parvulus

Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
N-formyl-L-kynurenine + H2O
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Streptomyces parvulus L-kynurenine + formate
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?
N-formyl-o-aminoacetophenone + H2O low activity for both formamidases I and II Streptomyces parvulus formate + o-aminoacetophenone
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?
N1,Nalpha-diformyl-L-kynurenine + H2O lower activity for formamidases I and II than for its natural substrate Streptomyces parvulus formate + N-alpha-L-kynurenine
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?