From Cyanamide to Urea

Graphic of the reaction.

Medline reference
Maier-Greiner UH, Obermaier-Skrobranek BM, Estermaier LM, Kammerloher W, Freund C, Wulfing C, Burkert UI, Matern DH, Breuer M, Eulitz M, et al.. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (1991) 88(10): 4260-4.

Search Medline for cyanamide hydratase.
5 citations on March 09, 2012. 

        Cyanamide        
            |
            |  H2O
  cyanamide | /
  hydratase |/
   4.2.1.69 | Search GenBank, 80 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
      Kyoto |
     ExPASy |
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            v
          Urea
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
Cyanamide -----> Urea derivative (bt0028)
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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r0668.
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