GO molecular function ontology term - GO:0004040 - amidase activity

Term summary

ID: GO:0004040
Name: amidase activity
Ontology or CV name: GO molecular function
Definition: Catalysis of the reaction: a monocarboxylic acid amide + H2O = a monocarboxylate + NH4+.

Parents

is_a hydrolase activity, acting on carbon-nitrogen (but not peptide) bonds, in linear amides

Annotation

GO molecular function

GO:0004067 - asparaginase activity

References:

GO_REF:0000033

Genes:

GO:0004328 - formamidase activity

References:

GO_REF:0000116

Genes:

SPAC869.04

GO:0008936 - nicotinamidase activity

References:

GO_REF:0000033

Genes:

pnc1 (SPBC365.20c)