Term Name: amidase activity
Synonyms: acetamidase activity, acylamidase activity, acylamide amidohydrolase activity, acylase activity, amidohydrolase activity, fatty acylamidase activity, N-acetylaminohydrolase activity
Definition: Catalysis of the reaction: a monocarboxylic acid amide + H2O = a monocarboxylate + NH4+.
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0004040]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: hydrolase activity, acting on carbon-nitrogen (but not peptide) bonds, in linear amides
has subtype: asparaginase activity formamidase activity indoleacetamide hydrolase activity nicotinamidase activity