Term Name: ammonia-lyase activity
Synonyms:
Definition: Catalysis of the release of ammonia by the cleavage of a carbon-nitrogen bond or the reverse reaction with ammonia as a substrate.
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0016841]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: carbon-nitrogen lyase activity
has subtype: 3-aminobutyryl-CoA ammonia-lyase activity 7,8-didemethyl-8-hydroxy-5-deazariboflavin synthase activity ADP-riboxanase activity aspartate ammonia-lyase activity beta-alanyl-CoA ammonia-lyase activity carbamoyl-serine ammonia-lyase activity D-serine ammonia-lyase activity diaminopropionate ammonia-lyase activity erythro-3-hydroxyaspartate ammonia-lyase activity ethanolamine ammonia-lyase activity formimidoyltetrahydrofolate cyclodeaminase activity glucosaminate ammonia-lyase activity histidine ammonia-lyase activity L-serine ammonia-lyase activity methylaspartate ammonia-lyase activity ornithine cyclodeaminase activity phenylalanine ammonia-lyase activity serine-sulfate ammonia-lyase activity threo-3-hydroxyaspartate ammonia-lyase activity threonine deaminase activity tyrosine ammonia-lyase activity