Ureases: Historical aspects, catalytic, and non-catalytic properties – A review
Urease (urea amidohydrolase, EC 3.5.1.5) is a nickel-containing enzyme produced by plants, fungi, and bacteria that catalyzes the hydrolysis of urea into ammonia and carbamate. Urease is of historical importance in Biochemistry as it was the first enzyme ever to be crystallized (1926). Finding nicke...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-09-01
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Series: | Journal of Advanced Research |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2090123218300651 |