From N-Formylmaleamate to Formate and Maleamate

Graphic of the reaction.

Medline reference
Gauthier JJ, Rittenberg SC. J Biol Chem (1971) 246(11): 3737-42.

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            N-Formylmaleamate            
                    |
                    |  H2O
  N-formylmaleamate | /
        deformylase |/
          3.5.1.106 |
              Kyoto |\
             ExPASy | \
                    |  H+
                    v
           Formate + Maleamate
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
Formamide -----> Amine + Formate (bt0421)
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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r1721.
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