| Type: | Family | Name: | Adenine deaminase |
| Description: | Adenine deaminase () hydrolyses adenine to form hypoxanthine and ammonia. The enzyme is part of a large metal dependent hydrolasesuperfamily [].The adenine deaminase reaction is important for adenine utilization as a purine and also as a nitrogen source []. It plays an important role in the purine salvage pathway and in nitrogen catabolism. | Short Name: | Adenine_deam |
