Amidase
(Science: enzyme) An enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of monocarboxylic amides to free acid plus NH3; ω-amidase acts on amides such as alpha-ketoglutaramic acid and alpha-ketosuccinamic acid.
Synonym: acylamidase.
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