- Source: N-substituted formamide deformylase
In enzymology, a N-substituted formamide deformylase (EC 3.5.1.91) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
N-benzylformamide + H2O
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{\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons }
formate + benzylamine
Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are N-benzylformamide and H2O, whereas its two products are formate and benzylamine.
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-benzylformamide amidohydrolase and is also called NfdA. The enzyme is produced by Arthrobacter pascens bacteria.
