GO molecular function ontology term - GO:0009039 - urease activity

Term summary

ID

GO:0009039

Name

urease activity

Ontology or CV name

GO molecular function

Definition

Catalysis of the reaction: urea + 2 H2O + H+ = hydrogencarbonate + 2 NH4+.

Parents

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

Annotation