formamidase /for·mam·i·dase/ (for-mam´ĭ-dās)
1. an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolytic deamination of formamide to produce formate; it also acts on similar amides.
2. arylformamidase.
for·mam·i·dase (fôr-m m  -d s , -dz)n. An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of formylkynurenine to kynurenine and formate, important in the breakdown of tryptophan. |
formamidase
an enzyme which catalyzes the hydrolysis of formylkynurenine to kynurenine and formate in tryptophan metabolism.
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