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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. Catalysis of the reaction: an N-acyl-L-amino acid + H2O = a carboxylate + an L-amino acid.

View Gene Ontology (GO) Term

GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: aminoacylase activity
Acc: GO:0004046
Aspect: Molecular Function
Desc: Catalysis of the reaction: an N-acyl-L-amino acid + H2O = a carboxylate + an L-amino acid.
Synonyms:
  • histozyme activity
  • L-aminoacylase activity
  • hippurase activity
  • N-acyl-L-amino-acid amidohydrolase activity
  • dehydropeptidase II activity
  • alpha-N-acylaminoacid hydrolase activity
  • benzamidase activity
  • long acyl amidoacylase activity
  • L-amino-acid acylase activity
  • amido acid deacylase activity
  • acylase I activity
  • aminoacylase I activity
  • short acyl amidoacylase activity
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
   This term: 31 [Search]
   Term or descendants: 31 [Search]


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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0004046 - aminoacylase activity (interactive image map)
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