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Amidases

Amidases is a subclass of hydrolase enzymes that catalyzes the hydrolysis of amide bonds, distinguished by its specificity for cleaving carbon–nitrogen bonds in amide substrates to yield carboxylic acids and ammonia or amines.

561

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28.5K

Citations

1.8K

Authors

536

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2017–2026

39

Variants

Amide Hydrolases

Parents

Publications

561

Molecular characterization of an enzyme that degrades neuromodulatory fatty-acid amides

Benjamin F. Cravatt, Dan K. Giang, Stephen P. Mayfield et al. · Nature · 1996 · 2.1K citations

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Two‐Metal Ion Catalysis in Enzymatic Acyl‐ and Phosphoryl‐Transfer Reactions

Norbert Sträter, William N. Lipscomb, Thomas Klabunde et al. · Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English · 1996 · 612 citations

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Involvement of <i>N</i>‐acetylmuramyl‐<scp>l</scp>‐alanine amidases in cell separation and antibiotic‐induced autolysis of <i>Escherichia coli</i>

Christoph Heidrich, Markus F. Templin, Astrid Ursinus et al. · Molecular Microbiology · 2001 · 372 citations

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A Second Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase with Variable Distribution among Placental Mammals

BinQing Wei, Tarjei S. Mikkelsen, Michele K. McKinney et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 2006 · 366 citations · Full text

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Downregulation of the Drosophila Immune Response by Peptidoglycan-Recognition Proteins SC1 and SC2

Vincent Bischoff, Cécile Vignal, Bernard Duvic et al. · PLoS Pathogens · 2006 · 352 citations · Full text

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Authors

1.8K

  1. PH
    Patricia H. Clarke

    University College London, United Kingdom

    21 publications · 1K citations

    18

    h-index

  2. YA
    Yasuhisa Asano

    Toyama Prefectural University, Japan

    16 publications · 898 citations

    16

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  3. YZ
    Yu‐Guo Zheng

    Zhejiang University of Technology, China

    17 publications · 348 citations

    14

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  4. RZ
    Ren‐Chao Zheng

    Zhejiang University of Technology, China

    16 publications · 304 citations

    13

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  5. HK
    Hidenobu Komeda

    Toyama Prefectural University, Japan

    13 publications · 698 citations

    13

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Institutions

536

  1. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    21 h-index

    66 publications

    4.2K citations

  2. Kyoto University

    Kyoto, Japan

    20 h-index

    77 publications

    5.3K citations

  3. Zhejiang University of Technology

    Hangzhou, China

    14 h-index

    71 publications

    1.5K citations

  4. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    11 h-index

    50 publications

    1.6K citations

  5. University of Stuttgart

    Stuttgart, Germany

    11 h-index

    36 publications

    1.8K citations

  6. Toyama Prefectural University

    Imizu, Japan

    10 h-index

    29 publications

    1.2K citations

  7. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas

    Madrid, Spain

    8 h-index

    25 publications

    830 citations

  8. Kagawa University

    Takamatsu, Japan

    8 h-index

    29 publications

    3K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Biological Chemistry

    JBC · 33 publications · 3.3K citations

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  2. Journal of Bacteriology

    JB · 27 publications · 1.8K citations

    21

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  3. Journal of General Microbiology

    JGM · 22 publications · 1.1K citations

    19

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  4. Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    AEM · 20 publications · 832 citations

    19

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  5. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

    17 publications · 565 citations

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