urease complex
Sign in to saveAlso known as Urease, GO:0035550
Ureases (), functionally, belong to the superfamily of amidohydrolases and phosphotriesterases. Ureases are found in numerous Bacteria, Archaea, fungi, algae, plants, and some invertebrates. Ureases are nickel-containing metalloenzymes of high molecular weight. Ureases are important in degrading avian faecal matter, which is rich in uric acid, the breakdown product of which is urea, which is then degraded by urease as described here.
Key facts
- Enzyme.Name
- Urease
- Enzyme.EC_number
- 3.5.1.5
- Enzyme.CAS_number
- 9002-13-5
- Enzyme.GO_code
- 0009039
- Enzyme.image
- Urease 2KAU.png
- Enzyme.caption
- 3D model of urease from Klebsiella aerogenes, two Ni2+-ions are shown as green spheres.
via Wikipedia infobox
Research
1,011 papers- Mycobacterium tuberculosis suppresses host DNA repair to boost its intracellular survival.Cell host & microbe · 2023
- Nickel-dependent metalloenzymes.Archives of biochemistry and biophysics · 2014
- Azotobacters as biofertilizer.Advances in applied microbiology · 2019
- Dynamic changes in the aggregation-depolymerization behavior of Ovomucin-Complex and its binding to urease during in vitro simulated gastric digestion.International journal of biological macromolecules · 2024
- An overview: metal-based inhibitors of urease.Journal of enzyme inhibition and medicinal chemistry · 2023
via PubMed
Wikidata facts
- Image
- Urease-1E9Z.jpg
Show 3 more facts
- exact match
- purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0035550
- EC enzyme number
- 3.5.1.5
- Commons category
- Urease
Sources (3)
via Wikidata · CC0
~18 min read
Article
24 sectionsContents
- History
- Importance
- Structure
- Activity
- Active site
- Proposed mechanisms
- Blakeley/Zerner
- Hausinger/Karplus
- Ciurli/Mangani
- Action in pathogenesis
- Infection stones
- Urease in hepatic encephalopathy / hepatic coma
- Urease in peptic ulcers
- Occurrence and applications in agriculture
- Inhibition in fertilizers
- Biomineralization
- Non-enzymatic action
- As diagnostic test
- Ligands
- Inhibitors
- Extraction
- See also
- References
- External links
Ureases (), functionally, belong to the superfamily of amidohydrolases and phosphotriesterases. Ureases are found in numerous Bacteria, Archaea, fungi, algae, plants, and some invertebrates. Ureases are nickel-containing metalloenzymes of high molecular weight. Ureases are important in degrading avian faecal matter, which is rich in uric acid, the breakdown product of which is urea, which is then degraded by urease as described here.
These enzymes catalyze the hydrolysis of urea into carbon dioxide and ammonia: (NH2)2CO + H2O CO2 + 2NH3