From Phenylacetamide to Phenylacetate

Graphic of the reaction.

Medline reference
Kato Y, Ooi R, Asano Y. Arch Microbiol (1998) 170(2): 85-90.

Search Medline for phenylacetamide amidase.
16 citations on March 09, 2012. 
    Phenylacetamide    
           |
           |  H2O
           | /
   amidase |/
   3.5.1.4 | Search GenBank, 5155 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
     Kyoto |\
    ExPASy | \
           |  NH4+
           v
     Phenylacetate
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
primary Amide -----> Carboxylate (bt0027)
[Z-Phenylacetaldoxime] [BBD Main Menu]

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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r0700.
It was generated on April 17, 2026 at 12:48:37 AM CDT. 

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