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Tryptophanamidase

In enzymology, a tryptophanamidase () is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

L-tryptophanamide + H<sub>2</sub>O L-tryptophan + NH<sub>3</sub>

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are L-tryptophanamide and H<sub>2</sub>O, whereas its two products are L-tryptophan and NH<sub>3</sub>.

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 L-tryptophanamide amidohydrolase. Other names in common use include tryptophan aminopeptidase, and L-tryptophan aminopeptidase. It employs one cofactor, manganese.

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