L-lysine 1,6-lactam + H₂O $rightleftharpoons$ L-lysine

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are L-lysine 1,6-lactam and H₂O, whereas its product is L-lysine.

This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, those acting on carbon-nitrogen bonds other than peptide bonds, specifically in cyclic amides. The systematic name of this enzyme class is L-lysine-1,6-lactam lactamhydrolase. Other names in common use include L-alpha-aminocaprolactam hydrolase, and L-lysinamidase.

References

• Fukumura T, Talbot G, Misono H, Teramura Y, Kato K, Soda K "Purification and properties of a novel enzyme, L-alpha-amino-epsilon-caprolactamase from Cryptococcus laurentii". FEBS. Lett. 89 298–300.
• Shvyadas VK, Galaev IYu and Kozlova EV "Preparation and characterization of L-alpha-aminocaprolactam hydrolase from cells of Cryptococcus laurentii". B Biochemistry 1268–1273.

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The CAS registry number for this enzyme class is .

Gene Ontology (GO) codes