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Catalysis of the reaction: a monocarboxylic acid amide + H2O = a monocarboxylate + NH3. Catalysis of the hydrolysis of any carbon-nitrogen bond, C-N, with the exception of peptide bonds. Catalysis of the hydrolysis of any non-peptide carbon-nitrogen bond in a linear amide.

View Gene Ontology (GO) Term

GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: amidase activity
Acc: GO:0004040
Aspect: Molecular Function
Desc: Catalysis of the reaction: a monocarboxylic acid amide + H2O = a monocarboxylate + NH3.
Synonyms:
  • acylamidase activity
  • N-acetylaminohydrolase activity
  • acetamidase activity
  • acylamide amidohydrolase activity
  • acylase activity
  • fatty acylamidase activity
  • amidohydrolase activity
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
   This term: 48 [Search]
   Term or descendants: 48 [Search]


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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0004040 - amidase activity (interactive image map)
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