penicillin amidase activity

Term ID

GO:0008953

Synonyms

• alpha-acylamino-beta-lactam acylhydrolase activity
• ampicillin acylase activity
• benzylpenicillin acylase activity
• novozym 217
• palmitoleoyl [acyl-carrier protein]-dependent acyltransferase activity
• penicillin acylase activity
• penicillin amidohydrolase activity
• semacylase activity

Definition

Catalysis of the reaction: penicillin + H2O = a carboxylate + 6-aminopenicillanate. 3.5.1.11

References

• EC:3.5.1.11
• MetaCyc:PENICILLIN-AMIDASE-RXN
• RHEA:18693

Ontology

GO: Molecular Function    QuickGO    AmiGO