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{{Infobox enzyme
| Name = (R)-amidase
| EC_number = 3.5.1.100
| CAS_number = 
| IUBMB_EC_number = 3/5/1/100
| GO_code = 
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'''(R)-amidase''' ({{EC number|3.5.1.100}}, ''R-stereospecific amidase'', ''R-amidase'') is an [[enzyme]] with system name ''(R)-piperazine-2-carboxamide amidohydrolase''.<ref>{{cite journal | title = A novel <em>R</em>-stereoselective amidase from <em>Pseudomonas</em> sp. MCI3434 acting on piperazine-2-<em>tert</em>-butylcarboxamide |author = Komeda, H., Harada, H., Washika, S., Sakamoto, T., Ueda, M. and Asano, Y. |journal = Eur. J. Biochem. |year = 2004 |volume = 271 |pages = 1580–1590 |pmid = 15066183}}</ref> This enzyme [[catalysis|catalyses]] the following [[chemical reaction]]

: (1) (R)-piperazine-2-carboxamide + H<sub>2</sub>O <math>\rightleftharpoons</math> (R)-piperazine-2-carboxylic acid + NH<sub>3</sub>
: (2) beta-alaninamide + H<sub>2</sub>O <math>\rightleftharpoons</math> [[beta-alanine]] + NH<sub>3</sub>

This enzyme also hydrolyses (R)-piperidine-3-carboxamide to (R)-piperidine-3-carboxylic acid and NH3.

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{MeshName|(R)-amidase}}

[[Category:Hydrolases acting on nonpeptide C-N bonds]]
[[Category:EC 3.5.1]]