Abstract
Urease is a nickel-dependent enzyme that catalyzes the reaction of water with urea. The reaction initially produces ammonia and carbamate, which then spontaneously decomposes to yield another molecule of ammonia and hydrogen carbonate.
- Title
- Urease
- Creators
- Stefano BeniniF MusianiS Ciurli
- Publication Details
- Encyclopedia of metalloproteins, pp.2287-2292
- Editor(s)
- Kretsinger RH, Uversky VN, Permyakov EA
- ISBN
- 9781461415329
- EISBN
- 9781461415336
- Publisher
- Springer Reference
New York - Number of pages
- 6
- Identifiers
- 9781461415329
(UNIBZ)1189180
991006481897701241 - Scopus ID
- n.a.
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Science and Technology
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Encyclopedia entry
- Author Names String
- Benini S, Musiani F, Ciurli S
- Additional Description
- Editors/Supervisors: Kretsinger RH, Uversky VN, Permyakov EA